NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1578636270, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas M4853, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578636270
Name
Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
M4853 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
710 FM 1960 RD W, Houston, TX 77090
Phone
(281) 440-2146
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070302000344); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2002
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 710 FM 1960 RD W

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

  1. Iftikhar Ahmed, PAPhysician Assistant1881628915
  2. Julius Askew, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1841276268
  3. Alan Bentz, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1649207986
  4. Robert Charles, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1801872858
  5. Frank Corredor, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1205812674
  6. George Davis, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1285664557

Verify Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

334 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dorothy Lemecha334
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  2. Cefdinir22 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl21 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt18 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone16 claims
  6. Cephalexin14 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kingwood Physician Group PLLCKingwood, TX

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

Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha, DO is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Phu CaoHouston, TX 770901497179626
  2. Elizabeth Fair, MDHouston, TX 770901487753638
  3. Jonathan Hemmert, MDHouston, TX 770901588827455
  4. Vanessa Lauck, M.D.Houston, TX 770901164665287
  5. Nosson Lerner, MDHouston, TX 770901942836077
  6. Param Maewal, M.D.Houston, TX 770901942305941
  7. Huzefa Mogri, MDHouston, TX 770901033458880
  8. Julia Nielsen, MDHouston, TX 770901235690496

Common questions

What is Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha, DO's NPI number?

Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578636270, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 FM 1960 RD W, Houston, TX, 77090. Phone: (281) 440-2146. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M4853, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dorothy Elizabeth Lemecha, DO had 334 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.