Inez Leal Elder, MD, MPH
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Dallas, TX
Inez Leal Elder, MD, MPH is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1649627613, issued on May 19, 2016. Check the license (Texas S0871, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Inez Leal Elder
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- S0871 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3410 Worth St # 820, Dallas, TX 75246
- Phone
- (214) 820-9248
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201204001003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Inez Leal Elder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S0871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
275 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl40 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Fentanyl19 claims
- Clonazepam16 claims
- Methadone Hcl15 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 NetworkDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Inez Leal Elder among 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas
Inez Leal Elder, MD, MPH is one of 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 50 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 79 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Derek Chui, DODallas, TX 752461669903886
- James Wright, D.O.Dallas, TX 752471760528251
- Sigy Chathanatt, DODallas, TX 752311346306347
- Tri Luong, D.O.Dallas, TX 752301013228782
- Michelle Finamore, APRN, AGPCNP-BCDallas, TX 752011407484553
- Alfred Levy, M.D.Plano, TX 750931598787814
- Fiza Nazir, MDGrand Prairie, TX 750511568629061
- Simeon Kwan, DOGrand Prairie, TX 750501508154543
Common questions
What is Inez Leal Elder, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Inez Leal Elder, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649627613, issued on May 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Inez Leal Elder, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3410 Worth St # 820, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 820-9248. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Inez Leal Elder, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S0871, 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 Inez Leal Elder, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Inez Leal Elder, MD, MPH had 275 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. 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.