Kendell Jean Sowards, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Kendell Jean Sowards, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1417206772, issued on Sep 2, 2012. Check the license (Texas R2231, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kendell Jean Sowards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- R2231 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1631 North Loop W Ste 430, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (832) 658-5600
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 373183803 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170807002565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 2,192 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1631 North Loop W Ste 430
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ronnie Adams, MDSurgery Physician1417065160
Verify Kendell Jean Sowards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R2231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 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: $401.84
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kendell Jean Sowards among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Kendell Jean Sowards, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronnie Adams, MDHouston, TX 770081417065160
- Ritha Belizaire, M.D.Houston, TX 770081962664490
- Alicia Lay, M.D.Houston, TX 770081134568751
- William RatliffHouston, TX 770081851304679
- Christophe Salcedo, MDHouston, TX 770081912015488
- Jose Tang, MDHouston, TX 770081497863963
- Rose ThomasHouston, TX 770081629504295
- Dana Myers, M.D.Houston, TX 770051154615219
Common questions
What is Kendell Jean Sowards, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kendell Jean Sowards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417206772, issued on Sep 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kendell Jean Sowards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 North Loop W Ste 430, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (832) 658-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kendell Jean Sowards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R2231, 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 Kendell Jean Sowards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kendell Jean Sowards, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.