NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kevin Chavez, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Kevin Chavez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1649808270, issued on Mar 30, 2020. Check the license (Texas U4479, 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
1649808270
Name
Kevin Chavez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
U4479 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8411 W. Bellfort Street, Houston, TX 77071
Phone
(713) 429-0808
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2023
Fax
(713) 429-0452
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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  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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78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,315 Medicare Part D claims for 690 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 105 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kevin Chavez6,315
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium498 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl259 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl234 claims
  4. Gabapentin232 claims
  5. Lisinopril210 claims
  6. Celecoxib201 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.

Kevin Chavez among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Kevin Chavez, MD 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 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Jacobson, DOHouston, TX 770711306154703
  2. Syed Jaffery, MDHouston, TX 770711700375920
  3. Gloria King, M.D.Houston, TX 770711992991681
  4. Chinedu Nwankwo, MDHouston, TX 770711982048260
  5. Amir SharafiHouston, TX 770711669091229
  6. Ramon Barrera BidondoHouston, TX 770701730005778
  7. Phillip Bellan, MDHouston, TX 770721467448712
  8. William Bond, MDHouston, TX 770721154317980

Common questions

What is Kevin Chavez, MD's NPI number?

Kevin Chavez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649808270, issued on Mar 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kevin Chavez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8411 W. Bellfort Street, Houston, TX, 77071. Phone: (713) 429-0808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kevin Chavez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U4479, 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 Kevin Chavez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kevin Chavez, MD had 6,315 Medicare Part D claims for 690 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.