NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1316196884, issued on Sep 9, 2008. Check the license (Texas N0194, 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
1316196884
Name
Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
N0194 TX
EL32200 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2150 W 18TH St Ste 300, Houston, TX 77008
Phone
(713) 426-0027
Enumerated
Sep 9, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090116000483); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 2004
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 2150 W 18TH St Ste 300

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

  1. Clarice Anthony-FrancisProfessional Counselor1033752522
  2. Shaun Arnold, LMSWSocial Worker1639883929
  3. Renee Barron, RDRegistered Dietitian1003275496
  4. Krysten Blackshear, LCSWClinical Social Worker1255906897
  5. Catherine Cook, LCDCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316691488
  6. Marcqwon Daywalker, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1962857854

Verify Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut in five checks

  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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

168 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Frene' Lacour-Chestnut168
  2. Specialty average3,176

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. Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCHouston, TX

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

Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut, 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 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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. Allison Blazek, M.D.Houston, TX 770081730289695
  2. Alicia Bordon, MDHouston, TX 770081629280177
  3. Mingfang Cheng, MDHouston, TX 770081417944943
  4. Ngan Thien Dao, D.O.Houston, TX 770081376830364
  5. Salim Gopalani, M.D.,Houston, TX 770081013983782
  6. Salim Lakhani, M.DHouston, TX 770081972530939
  7. Dinesh Patel, M.DHouston, TX 770081427050772
  8. Rinal Patel, MDHouston, TX 770081982918025

Common questions

What is Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut, M.D.'s NPI number?

Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316196884, issued on Sep 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 W 18TH St Ste 300, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 426-0027. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N0194, 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 Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frene' De'Shawn Lacour-Chestnut, M.D. had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 74 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.