Howard C. Derrick, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX
Howard C. Derrick, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1528086907, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas E2186, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard C. Derrick
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- E2186 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3600 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246
- Phone
- (214) 826-6276
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 826-6223
- Medicaid IDs
- 114206904 TX
114206905 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041013001185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard C. Derrick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E2186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkPlano, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard C. Derrick among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Howard C. Derrick, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ernest Beecherl, MDDallas, TX 752461396763207
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- Amar Gupta, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461093901407
- Lam Le, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461861698052
- Steven Leeds, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461467689604
- Zelig Lieberman, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461912921776
- Maureen McAlhaney, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461639388879
- Thomas Newsome, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461598717084
Common questions
What is Howard C. Derrick, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard C. Derrick, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528086907, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard C. Derrick, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 826-6276. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard C. Derrick, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E2186, 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 C. Derrick, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard C. Derrick, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.