Edward J. Rhee, MD
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Edward J. Rhee, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1649272576, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Texas L1439, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward J. Rhee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- L1439 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin St Ste 1824, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 790-9080
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2025
- Fax
- (713) 790-0766
- Medicaid ID
- 143153801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110111000882); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1824
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Edward J. Rhee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L1439Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga17 claims
- Furosemide13 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: $50.01
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Nephrology Dialysis And Transplantation Associates PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Edward J. Rhee, MD's NPI number?
Edward J. Rhee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649272576, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward J. Rhee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1824, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-9080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward J. Rhee, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L1439, 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 J. Rhee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward J. Rhee, MD had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.