Horacio Esteban Adrogue, MD
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Horacio Esteban Adrogue, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1508958000, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas L5641, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Horacio Esteban Adrogue
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- L5641 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 305-2957
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 158129001 TX
158129004 TX
158129005 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080401000892); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Horacio Esteban Adrogue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L5641Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,866 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium144 claims
- Nifedipine Er139 claims
- Furosemide129 claims
- Carvedilol112 claims
- Cinacalcet Hcl68 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl64 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: $48,326.00
84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Horacio Esteban Adrogue among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Horacio Esteban Adrogue, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Horacio Esteban Adrogue, MD's NPI number?
Horacio Esteban Adrogue, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508958000, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Horacio Esteban Adrogue, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 305-2957. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Horacio Esteban Adrogue, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L5641, 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 Horacio Esteban Adrogue, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Horacio Esteban Adrogue, MD had 1,866 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.