NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John F. De Groot, M.D.

Neurology Physician · Houston, TX

John F. De Groot, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1316045008, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas L3278, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316045008
Name
John F. De Groot
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
L3278 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
159032501 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211029001659); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1998
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 1515 Holcombe Blvd

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

  1. Ashley Aaroe, MDNeurology Physician1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

Verify John F. De Groot 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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

120 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. John De Groot120
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam22 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $12,835.70

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Telix Pharmaceuticals. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John De Groot$12,836
  2. Specialty average$8,318

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. Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesBurlingame, CA

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

John F. De Groot among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas

John F. De Groot, M.D. is one of 1,382 neurology 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stanley Appel, M.D.Houston, TX 770301124009113
  2. Igor Cherches, M.D.Houston, TX 770301942295522
  3. David Chiu, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073594537
  4. Howard Derman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891776712
  5. Edward Escobar, DOHouston, TX 770301982685434
  6. Timea Hodics, MDHouston, TX 770301285633057
  7. Annette Howard, MDHouston, TX 770301508857665
  8. Julia Jones, M.D.Houston, TX 770301225024854

Common questions

What is John F. De Groot, M.D.'s NPI number?

John F. De Groot, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316045008, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John F. De Groot, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John F. De Groot, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L3278, 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 John F. De Groot, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John F. De Groot, M.D. had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John F. De Groot, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.