NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jean Paul Joseph Lefave, M.D.

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Jean Paul Joseph Lefave, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1588892574, issued on Jun 29, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q0493, 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
1588892574
Name
Jean Paul Joseph Lefave
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License numbers
Q0493 TX
0116021560 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6560 Fannin St Ste 1404, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 790-0600
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2009
Record last updated
Feb 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150721000356); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2009
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 6560 Fannin St Ste 1404

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

  1. Virginia Alagugurusamy, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1659824456
  2. Mark Edgcomb, D.O.Surgery Physician1477967404
  3. Jennifer FrevertSurgery Physician1245854694
  4. Virginia Goranova, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1831639301
  5. Bogdan Ionescu, M.D.Surgery Physician1013327857
  6. Tianming Liu, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1316365380

Verify Jean Paul Joseph Lefave 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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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

76 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. Jean Paul Lefave76
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf25 claims
  2. Sutab11 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: $10,917.98

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jean Paul Lefave$10,918
  2. Specialty average$3,468

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. Specialty Associates OF West Houston PLLCHouston, TX

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

Jean Paul Joseph Lefave among 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas

Jean Paul Joseph Lefave, M.D. is one of 209 colon & rectal surgery 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 2009, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 174 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. H Bailey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386631505
  2. George Chang, M.D.Houston, TX 770301295820496
  3. Marianne Cusick, MD, MSPHHouston, TX 770301033323878
  4. Kelly Gilmore, MDHouston, TX 770301962697417
  5. Eric Haas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301275501603
  6. Atif Iqbal, MDHouston, TX 770301841398138
  7. Konya Keeling-Johnson, MDHouston, TX 770301588821565
  8. Justin Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043489248

Common questions

What is Jean Paul Joseph Lefave, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jean Paul Joseph Lefave, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588892574, issued on Jun 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jean Paul Joseph Lefave, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1404, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jean Paul Joseph Lefave, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q0493, 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 Jean Paul Joseph Lefave, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jean Paul Joseph Lefave, M.D. had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.