NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric J. Thomas, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Eric J. Thomas, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1629096839, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas H8458, 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
1629096839
Name
Eric J. Thomas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
H8458 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 325-7100
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 512-2262
Medicaid ID
043973901 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100329000320); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1989
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 6410 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mohammad AbdulmonemPediatric Endocrinology Physician1356226161
  2. Katelyn AbelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063350106
  3. Yewande Adesanya, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1922374974
  4. Olasunkanmi Adeyinka, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1013948181
  5. Roukaya Al Hammoud, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1619107190
  6. Rami Aladham, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457739260

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,404 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Thomas3,404
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium330 claims
  2. Lisinopril124 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate123 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium105 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl98 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium97 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. UT Physicians Specialty ServicesHouston, TX

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

Eric J. Thomas among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Eric J. Thomas, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ketti Awad, MDHouston, TX 770301740284710
  2. Parikshet Babber, MDHouston, TX 770301114915816
  3. James Baker, MDHouston, TX 770301477549566
  4. Ana Blackmon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962402446
  5. Maria Cruz-Carreras, MDHouston, TX 770301376533893
  6. Marina George, MDHouston, TX 770301780680009
  7. Barry Goodfriend, MDHouston, TX 770301588666218
  8. Betty Halpern, MDHouston, TX 770301942292685

Common questions

What is Eric J. Thomas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric J. Thomas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629096839, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric J. Thomas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 325-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric J. Thomas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H8458, 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 J. Thomas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric J. Thomas, M.D. had 3,404 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.