Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Houston, TX
Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1952505174, issued on Jun 12, 2007. Check the license (Texas 527063, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Ernesto Frontera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 527063 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1333 Moursund St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 799-5033
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080819000088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Ernesto Frontera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 527063Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
426 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Baclofen116 claims
- Gabapentin73 claims
- Pregabalin25 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er21 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Ernesto Frontera among 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas
Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D. is one of 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Texas. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 512 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Monika Ayyar, D.O.Houston, TX 770301760451181
- Carol Bodenheimer, M.D.Houston, TX 770301316049729
- William Donovan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301205877529
- Gerard Francisco, M.D.Houston, TX 770301992774707
- Jack Fu, MDHouston, TX 770301275589939
- John Harrell, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184682148
- Cindy Ivanhoe, MDHouston, TX 770301740217397
- Teresa Kaldis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301366411225
Common questions
What is Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952505174, issued on Jun 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1333 Moursund St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 799-5033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 527063, 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 Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D. had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Ernesto Frontera, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.