Jose Esteban Rodriguez, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Houston, TX
Jose Esteban Rodriguez, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1316980998, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas H6934, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Esteban Rodriguez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- H6934 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Fondren Road, Houston, TX 77063
- Phone
- (713) 781-5676
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 781-5712
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120420000421); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2500 Fondren Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jose Esteban Rodriguez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H6934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
259 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam87 claims
- Gabapentin23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Celecoxib19 claims
- Nabumetone13 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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: $430.92
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Orthopaedic Institute For Spinal Disorders P AHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Esteban Rodriguez among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas
Jose Esteban Rodriguez, MD is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas
There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.
All 225 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Cubbage, M.D.Houston, TX 770651932155132
- Robert Mohr, MDHouston, TX 770651417978966
- Anthony Muffoletto, MDHouston, TX 770581992817993
- Hosun Hwang, M.D.Houston, TX 770701770624793
- Leonard Kibuule, M.D.Houston, TX 770721962629543
- Richard Francis, M.D.Houston, TX 770741649212531
- Christopher HulenHouston, TX 770901356559744
- Bonaventure Ngu, M.D.Houston, TX 770901487624870
Common questions
What is Jose Esteban Rodriguez, MD's NPI number?
Jose Esteban Rodriguez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316980998, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Esteban Rodriguez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Fondren Road, Houston, TX, 77063. Phone: (713) 781-5676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Esteban Rodriguez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H6934, 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 Jose Esteban Rodriguez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Esteban Rodriguez, MD had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.