NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Brown Gripon, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Beaumont, TX

Edward Brown Gripon, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Beaumont, Texas, and NPI 1063411775, issued on Jul 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas D5020, 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
1063411775
Name
Edward Brown Gripon
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
D5020 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3560 Delaware St, Beaumont, TX 77706
Phone
(409) 899-4472
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(409) 899-9795
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120725000622); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1968
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 3560 Delaware St

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  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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5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

5,523 Medicare Part D claims for 538 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Edward Gripon5,523
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam966 claims
  2. Clonazepam457 claims
  3. Zolpidem Tartrate307 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl298 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl271 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate267 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: $1,228.75

61 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.

  1. Edward Gripon$1,228.75
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Winnie Community Hospital LLCBeaumont, TX

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

Edward Brown Gripon among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Edward Brown Gripon, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1968 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

All 3,318 in Texas → Every provider in Beaumont → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rajen Desai, MDBeaumont, TX 777061992701940
  2. Erica Hayes, M.D.Beaumont, TX 777061851429757
  3. Ramaswamy Lakshmanan, M.D.Beaumont, TX 777061912071465
  4. Jason Mensah, D.O.Beaumont, TX 777061619137593
  5. Robert Robinson, M.D.Beaumont, TX 777061386756989
  6. Charukesi Chandrasekaran, MDBeaumont, TX 777051508173170
  7. Sriya De Silva, MDBeaumont, TX 777071558342659
  8. Nicole Jaikaran, M.D.Beaumont, TX 777071588922546

Common questions

What is Edward Brown Gripon, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edward Brown Gripon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063411775, issued on Jul 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Brown Gripon, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3560 Delaware St, Beaumont, TX, 77706. Phone: (409) 899-4472. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Brown Gripon, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number D5020, 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 Edward Brown Gripon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Brown Gripon, M.D. had 5,523 Medicare Part D claims for 538 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.

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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.