Ferdinand J. Plavidal, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Houston, TX
Ferdinand J. Plavidal, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1649244039, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas E0583, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ferdinand J. Plavidal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License numbers
- E0583 TX
012027 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7580 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77054
- Phone
- (713) 795-5450
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 795-0250
- Medicaid IDs
- 123674704 TX
123674705 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060111000857); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7580 Fannin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ferdinand J. Plavidal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E0583Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
538 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol219 claims
- Progesterone26 claims
- Estradiol-Norethindrone Acetat23 claims
- Raloxifene Hcl21 claims
- Valacyclovir18 claims
- Premarin16 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: $178.55
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Luna Obgyn PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ferdinand J. Plavidal among 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas
Ferdinand J. Plavidal, MD is one of 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 78% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2005 among the 2,093 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207V00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ferdinand J. Plavidal, MD's NPI number?
Ferdinand J. Plavidal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649244039, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ferdinand J. Plavidal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7580 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77054. Phone: (713) 795-5450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ferdinand J. Plavidal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E0583, 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 Ferdinand J. Plavidal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ferdinand J. Plavidal, MD had 538 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.