NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leena Lala Samuel, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX

Leena Lala Samuel, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1295051357, issued on Apr 14, 2010. Check the license (Texas P6518, 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
1295051357
Name
Leena Lala Samuel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
P6518 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-0006
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2023
Fax
(713) 790-2727
Medicaid ID
322342202 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130808000909); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6550 Fannin St

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

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  2. Horacio Adrogue, MDNephrology Physician1508958000
  3. Talha Akram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346180577
  4. Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1922456219
  5. Jaden Aland, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114868213
  6. James Albright, MDPediatric Otolaryngology Physician1548255805

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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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  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 hospitalist physician in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Leena Samuel72
  2. Specialty average521

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Leena Lala Samuel among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Leena Lala Samuel, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 28% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 28% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jamuna Daniel, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679541304
  2. John FlynnHouston, TX 770301144263955
  3. Ron Giveon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386606788
  4. Josiah Halm, MDHouston, TX 770301275640880
  5. Matthew Harbison, MDHouston, TX 770301043223209
  6. Lubna Khawaja, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891748935
  7. Gina Khraish, M.D.Houston, TX 770301295764413
  8. Achilia Morrow, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548374044

Common questions

What is Leena Lala Samuel, MD's NPI number?

Leena Lala Samuel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295051357, issued on Apr 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leena Lala Samuel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-0006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leena Lala Samuel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P6518, 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 Leena Lala Samuel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leena Lala Samuel, MD had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.