NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD

Urology Physician · Houston, TX

Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1528160132, issued on Sep 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas T3983, 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
1528160132
Name
Kathleen C. Kobashi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
T3983 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6560 Fannin St Ste 2100, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-6455
Enumerated
Sep 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 25, 2023
Fax
(713) 441-6463
Medicaid ID
8249955 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211130001438); accepts Medicare assignment
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 6560 Fannin St Ste 2100

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

  1. Nivetha ChandrasekaranStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174273825
  2. Isadora DealStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699525063
  3. Chirag Doshi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114866746
  4. Hazem Elmansy, M.D.Urology Physician1134673999
  5. Emily Fisher, MPASPhysician Assistant1447436209
  6. Andrew Gardeck, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225788144

Verify Kathleen C. Kobashi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
    Search for license T3983
    Check the board
  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
Open the Texas license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

698 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kathleen Kobashi698
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Gemtesa224 claims
  2. Estradiol138 claims
  3. Myrbetriq78 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl56 claims
  5. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro40 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim20 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: $8,312.05

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kathleen Kobashi$8,312.05
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Kathleen C. Kobashi among 960 urology physician records in Texas

Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD is one of 960 urology 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Texas

There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Davis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301740268978
  2. Karen Delhey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301235180597
  3. Felipe Flores-Sandoval, MDHouston, TX 770301467409748
  4. Richard Goldfarb, MDHouston, TX 770301649224924
  5. Ricardo Gonzalez, MDHouston, TX 770301629020292
  6. David Ho, M.D.Houston, TX 770301215937586
  7. Jeffrey Jones, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407835440
  8. Stephen Lapin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073567376

Common questions

What is Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD's NPI number?

Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528160132, issued on Sep 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St Ste 2100, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-6455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T3983, 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 Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD had 698 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.