Eric Thomas Purifoy, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology Physician · Houston, TX
Eric Thomas Purifoy, M.D. is a pediatric cardiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1447505540, issued on Jul 16, 2012. Check the license (Texas S3278, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Thomas Purifoy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Cardiology Physician 2080P0202X
- License number
- S3278 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6651 Main St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 824-1000
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200405000070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric Thomas Purifoy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S3278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric cardiology physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 74 among the 518 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone20 claims
- Enalapril Maleate13 claims
- Carvedilol12 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: $91.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,156 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,864.57 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
- Children's Physician Services OF South TexasCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Thomas Purifoy among 325 pediatric cardiology physician records in Texas
Eric Thomas Purifoy, M.D. is one of 325 pediatric cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 163 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 325 pediatric cardiology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 pediatric cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hugh Allen, MDHouston, TX 770301053318121
- Carolyn Altman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301265438170
- Nancy Ayres, M.D.Houston, TX 770301982600896
- Judith Becker, M.D.Houston, TX 770301871532861
- Gurur Biliciler-Denktas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301295777852
- Heather Dickerson, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184660284
- Muhammad Khan, MDHouston, TX 770301548207053
- Maria Lantin-Hermoso, M.D.Houston, TX 770301255376984
Common questions
What is Eric Thomas Purifoy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric Thomas Purifoy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447505540, issued on Jul 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Thomas Purifoy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6651 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 824-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Thomas Purifoy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S3278, 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 Eric Thomas Purifoy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Thomas Purifoy, M.D. had 62 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric cardiology physician prescribers was 74. 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.