NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Helen Shpats, MD

General Practice Physician · Houston, TX

Helen Shpats, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1144278813, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas L1198, 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
1144278813
Name
Helen Shpats
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
L1198 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1708 Elmen St, Houston, TX 77019
Phone
(281) 543-9458
Enumerated
May 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 543-9458
Medicaid IDs
1420564-02 TX
142056403 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1708 Elmen St

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

  1. Corazon Martin, PAPhysician Assistant1467678250
  2. Rodney Trimble, DOFamily Medicine Physician1922056597

Verify Helen Shpats 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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Industry payments in 2024: $1,901.71

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ModernaTX, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Helen Shpats$1,901.71
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

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Common questions

What is Helen Shpats, MD's NPI number?

Helen Shpats, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144278813, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Helen Shpats, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1708 Elmen St, Houston, TX, 77019. Phone: (281) 543-9458. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Helen Shpats, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L1198, 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.

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.