NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Wilbanks Beck, M.D.

Urology Physician · Lubbock, TX

Howard Wilbanks Beck, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1437152030, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (Texas H2236, 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
1437152030
Name
Howard Wilbanks Beck
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
H2236 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6102 82ND St, Lubbock, TX 79424
Phone
(806) 771-0077
Enumerated
May 27, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2025
Fax
(806) 771-3175
Medicaid ID
105704401 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100324000000); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1986
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 6102 82ND St

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

  1. Chris Brown, PA-CUrology Physician1104877554
  2. Silvia ChavezBehavior Technician1700564283
  3. James Green, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1326136615
  4. Shelby Green, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1952494858
  5. Sabrina JohnsonBehavior Technician1730846940
  6. Kanwaljit Mahal, M.D.Urology Physician1447361092

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  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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6.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024

8,752 Medicare Part D claims for 1,688 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 172 claims were for opioids.

  1. Howard Beck8,752
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl1,651 claims
  2. Finasteride1,170 claims
  3. Dutasteride471 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate406 claims
  5. Ciprofloxacin Hcl403 claims
  6. Trimethoprim392 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: $1,285.39

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Procept BioRobotics Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Beck$1,285.39
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. Lubbock Urology Clinic, LLPLubbock, TX

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

Howard Wilbanks Beck among 960 urology physician records in Texas

Howard Wilbanks Beck, M.D. is one of 960 urology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Texas

There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chris Brown, PA-CLubbock, TX 794241104877554
  2. Kanwaljit Mahal, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794241447361092
  3. Girish Vallabhan, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794241982607586
  4. James Cammack, MDLubbock, TX 794301417191875
  5. Michael Crone, MDLubbock, TX 794301205875556
  6. Werner De Riese, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301861478240
  7. Allan Haynes, MDLubbock, TX 794301548258130
  8. Mia Ivos, MDLubbock, TX 794301376281444

Common questions

What is Howard Wilbanks Beck, M.D.'s NPI number?

Howard Wilbanks Beck, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437152030, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Wilbanks Beck, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6102 82ND St, Lubbock, TX, 79424. Phone: (806) 771-0077. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Wilbanks Beck, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H2236, 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 Howard Wilbanks Beck, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Wilbanks Beck, M.D. had 8,752 Medicare Part D claims for 1,688 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.