NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elizabeth Destephen, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Houston, TX

Elizabeth Destephen, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1598144735, issued on May 20, 2015. Check the license (Texas R2102, 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
1598144735
Name
Elizabeth Destephen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License numbers
R2102 TX
ME177024 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6445 High Star Dr, Houston, TX 77074
Phone
(713) 777-1117
Enumerated
May 20, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260506003878); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $125.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elizabeth Destephen$125.00
  2. Specialty average$842.05

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

Elizabeth Destephen among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas

Elizabeth Destephen, M.D. is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 9% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2011 among the 485 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,038 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,038 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.

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The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Olutomisin Adesina, MDHouston, TX 770741831185909
  2. Danuta Blicharski, MDHouston, TX 770741720026131
  3. David Cotlar, M.D.Houston, TX 770741285612929
  4. Ioana Dragoi, MDHouston, TX 770741235122235
  5. Margaret Goetz, MDHouston, TX 770741750340956
  6. Rubina Khan, M.D.Houston, TX 770741558328708
  7. Rukmini Kumar, M.D.Houston, TX 770741891722492
  8. Azhar Latif, MDHouston, TX 770741598720658

Common questions

What is Elizabeth Destephen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Elizabeth Destephen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598144735, issued on May 20, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elizabeth Destephen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6445 High Star Dr, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 777-1117. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elizabeth Destephen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R2102, 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.

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.