Joshua Chad Defriece, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Katy, TX
Joshua Chad Defriece, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Katy, Texas, and NPI 1649476482, issued on Jun 26, 2007. Check the license (Texas N6854, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Chad Defriece
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- N6854 TX
30052 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6601 Cinco Rose Dr, Katy, TX 77494
- Phone
- (832) 522-6444
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2026
- Fax
- (832) 522-6443
- Medicaid ID
- 322978302 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110512000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6601 Cinco Rose Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cynthia Anthis, MDFamily Medicine Physician1477613016
Verify Joshua Chad Defriece in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N6854Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,199 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium363 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium285 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium230 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate145 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl143 claims
- Ozempic135 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: $1,390.03
104 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCKaty, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Chad Defriece among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Joshua Chad Defriece, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine 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 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
109 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Katy
They are 109 of the 5,078 NPPES records with a practice address in Katy, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
All 11,119 in Texas → Every provider in Katy → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Anthis, MDKaty, TX 774941477613016
- Sejal Desai, MDKaty, TX 774941932362829
- Ami Foster, M.D.Katy, TX 774941306874813
- Neetee Gadgil, DO, MPHKaty, TX 774941518162130
- Jennifer Garrison, D.O.Katy, TX 774941396901138
- Stella Immanuel, MDKaty, TX 774941902947120
- Cindy Jacob, MDKaty, TX 774941174747661
- Victor Knopp, M.D.Katy, TX 774941518996750
Common questions
What is Joshua Chad Defriece, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua Chad Defriece, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649476482, issued on Jun 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Chad Defriece, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6601 Cinco Rose Dr, Katy, TX, 77494. Phone: (832) 522-6444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Chad Defriece, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N6854, 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 Joshua Chad Defriece, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Chad Defriece, M.D. had 5,199 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.