NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kriste Babbitt, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Kriste Babbitt, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1710140108, issued on Jul 7, 2008. Check the license (Texas P2583, 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
1710140108
Name
Kriste Babbitt
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
P2583 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4295 San Felipe St Ste 205, Houston, TX 77027
Phone
(713) 337-9009
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 13, 2024
Fax
(888) 539-6807
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 4295 San Felipe St Ste 205

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

  1. Audrey Ryman-Watson, LCSWSocial Worker1528345584
  2. Wendellynn Young, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841917275

Verify Kriste Babbitt in five checks

  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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

135 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kriste Babbitt135
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl21 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl19 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl18 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: $20.12

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kriste Babbitt$20.12
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Kriste Babbitt among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Kriste Babbitt, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenneth Adam, M.D.Houston, TX 770271942428479
  2. Milton Altschuler, M.D.Houston, TX 770271376691790
  3. Susan Backes, MDHouston, TX 770271972504975
  4. William Boylston, MDHouston, TX 770271700938305
  5. Aaron Fink, M.D.Houston, TX 770271619248622
  6. Felecia Garner, M.D.Houston, TX 770271922239961
  7. Gregory Graham, MDHouston, TX 770271710100953
  8. Shelley Hayes, MDHouston, TX 770271720183536

Common questions

What is Kriste Babbitt, MD's NPI number?

Kriste Babbitt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710140108, issued on Jul 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kriste Babbitt, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4295 San Felipe St Ste 205, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 337-9009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kriste Babbitt, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P2583, 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 Kriste Babbitt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kriste Babbitt, MD had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.