Leah Claire Folb, M.D.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Houston, TX
Leah Claire Folb, M.D. is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1457517385, issued on Jul 30, 2008. Check the license (Texas P8667, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah Claire Folb
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- P8667 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX 77005
- Phone
- (713) 526-5511
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 520-4755
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230228002207); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leah Claire Folb in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P8667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
1,508 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium183 claims
- Mounjaro111 claims
- Methimazole58 claims
- Ozempic56 claims
- Jardiance44 claims
- Farxiga43 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: $1,352.97
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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 one group practice
- Washington Regional Medical SystemFayetteville, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leah Claire Folb among 743 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Texas
Leah Claire Folb, M.D. is one of 743 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Texas
There are 743 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Texas.
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The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adriana Gonzalez, MDHouston, TX 770051003250796
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- Laila Tabatabai, MDHouston, TX 770051477788214
- Gerardo Bueso, MDHouston, TX 770041578658001
- Thomas Earthman, MDHouston, TX 770061235148230
- Brian Tulloch, M.D.Houston, TX 770041679559207
- Zandra Perez-Cadena, DOHouston, TX 770021083805915
- Bekir Suveyd, MDHouston, TX 770021992157325
Common questions
What is Leah Claire Folb, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leah Claire Folb, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457517385, issued on Jul 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah Claire Folb, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX, 77005. Phone: (713) 526-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah Claire Folb, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P8667, 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 Leah Claire Folb, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah Claire Folb, M.D. had 1,508 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.