NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kent Harkey, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Kent Harkey, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1568756765, issued on Jun 6, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q3522, 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
1568756765
Name
Kent Harkey
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
Q3522 TX
MD453173 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 77089
Phone
(713) 338-6565
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 11800 Astoria Blvd

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

  1. Syed Abbas, MDHospitalist Physician1891271904
  2. Mai Abouelsaad, M.D.Nephrology Physician1790168086
  3. Gyanendra Acharya, MDHospitalist Physician1689099756
  4. Oluwaseun Ajibade, MDHospitalist Physician1316243868
  5. Najlaa Al Sudani, MDHospitalist Physician1831682780
  6. Wendy Alcanter, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1902225956

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  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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

784 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 191 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kent Harkey784
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl142 claims
  2. Methocarbamol107 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone66 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt53 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
  6. Cefdinir34 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.

Kent Harkey among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Kent Harkey, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adam Bartsoff, M.D.Houston, TX 770891750669925
  2. Sandeep Duggal, MDHouston, TX 770891609813872
  3. Deborah Fadowole, M.D.Pearland, TX 770891740501634
  4. Sofia Farooqi, DOHouston, TX 770891023393444
  5. Adenike Folorunsho, M.DHouston, TX 770891548495286
  6. John Kavanaugh, MDHouston, TX 770891205135019
  7. Gregory Kutsen, MDHouston, TX 770891891809083
  8. Cat Nguyen, D.O.Houston, TX 770891962723288

Common questions

What is Kent Harkey, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kent Harkey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568756765, issued on Jun 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kent Harkey, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX, 77089. Phone: (713) 338-6565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kent Harkey, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q3522, 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 Kent Harkey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kent Harkey, M.D. had 784 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.