Douglas Alan Ghrist, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Tyler, TX
Douglas Alan Ghrist, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1740474519, issued on Sep 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas H8072, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Alan Ghrist
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- H8072 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2323 W Front St, Tyler, TX 75702
- Phone
- (903) 597-1351
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080402000043); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2323 W Front St
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Verify Douglas Alan Ghrist in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H8072Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,219 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl194 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate148 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl148 claims
- Buspirone Hcl122 claims
- Gabapentin112 claims
- Aripiprazole111 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: $18.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Pecan Valley Mhmr RegionGranbury, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Alan Ghrist among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Douglas Alan Ghrist, M.D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deborah Crowley, M.D.Tyler, TX 757021740489830
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- Antoinette Lenton, M.D.Tyler, TX 757021063825024
- Paul SobinTyler, TX 757021689641532
- Gary Wilson, MDTyler, TX 757021639249014
- Joseph Arisco, MDTyler, TX 757011902876378
- Anita Deanda, MDTyler, TX 757011295865616
Common questions
What is Douglas Alan Ghrist, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Alan Ghrist, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740474519, issued on Sep 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Alan Ghrist, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2323 W Front St, Tyler, TX, 75702. Phone: (903) 597-1351. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Alan Ghrist, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H8072, 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 Douglas Alan Ghrist, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Alan Ghrist, M.D. had 2,219 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.