Farris Blount, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Farris Blount, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1275550162, issued on Jul 16, 2006. Check the license (Texas G8008, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farris Blount
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G8008 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1315 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX 77002
- Phone
- (713) 650-6556
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 659-7907
- Medicaid ID
- 135142109 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Farris Blount in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G8008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $18.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Farris Blount among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Farris Blount, M.D. is one of 11,119 family 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Farris Blount, M.D.'s NPI number?
Farris Blount, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275550162, issued on Jul 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farris Blount, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX, 77002. Phone: (713) 650-6556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farris Blount, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G8008, 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 Farris Blount, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farris Blount, M.D. had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.