NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand, P.A.C.

Physician Assistant · Lufkin, TX

Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand, P.A.C. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1679503965, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA00642, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679503965
Name
Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand
Credential
P.A.C.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA00642 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4103 S Medford Dr, Lufkin, TX 75901
Phone
(936) 639-2384
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2025
Fax
(936) 639-9888
Medicaid ID
181080601 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060421000461); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4103 S Medford Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Allison Parrish, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1003935719

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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

3,873 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Dirk Dekerlegand3,873
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl335 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate276 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl248 claims
  4. Venlafaxine Hcl Er224 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl200 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl193 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $25.09

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dirk Dekerlegand$25.09
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Burke CenterLufkin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand, P.A.C. is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physician Assistant providers in Texas

There are 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrea Gamse, P.A.Lufkin, TX 759041740361617
  2. Peter Gergen, PA-CLufkin, TX 759041396968384
  3. Hannah Grandgeorge, PA-CLufkin, TX 759041871344903
  4. Morgan GrebeLufkin, TX 759041811445091
  5. Derek Harper, PALufkin, TX 759041184991317
  6. Brent MartinLufkin, TX 759041417081316
  7. Colby Moreland, PALufkin, TX 759041740098128
  8. Thanh-Diu Pham, PA-CLufkin, TX 759041972924496

Common questions

What is Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand, P.A.C.'s NPI number?

Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand, P.A.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679503965, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand, P.A.C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4103 S Medford Dr, Lufkin, TX, 75901. Phone: (936) 639-2384. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand, P.A.C.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA00642, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand, P.A.C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dirk Andrew Dekerlegand, P.A.C. had 3,873 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.