NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leroy L. Sterling

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Leroy L. Sterling is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1023018165, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Texas G2233, 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
1023018165
Name
Leroy L. Sterling
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G2233 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 Crawford St, Houston, TX 77002
Phone
(713) 622-4505
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 877-0828
Medicaid ID
127996003 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171108002201); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1979
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 2000 Crawford St

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

  1. Emelike Agomo, MDOphthalmology Physician1659575249
  2. Anwar Ahmad, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1598704819
  3. Nicole GarwoodMental Health Counselor1912861394
  4. Philip Haas, D.O.Interventional Cardiology Physician1386616613
  5. Thaddeus Hume, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1952311474
  6. Lance Iguess, D.C.Chiropractor1821362971

Verify Leroy L. Sterling 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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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,700 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Leroy Sterling3,700
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate313 claims
  2. Eliquis301 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium268 claims
  4. Furosemide166 claims
  5. Entresto158 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate155 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. VI Government Hospital And Health Facilities CorpSt Thomas, VI

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

Leroy L. Sterling among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Leroy L. Sterling is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anwar Ahmad, M.D.Houston, TX 770021598704819
  2. Satheesha Kumar, M.D.Houston, TX 770021861425605
  3. Ethan Podet, M.D.Houston, TX 770021760428106
  4. Abhijeet Basu, MDHouston, TX 770041902853666
  5. Mohamed El-Beheary, M.D., FACCHouston, TX 770041275578544
  6. Sigmund Friedland, M.D.Houston, TX 770041396720223
  7. Robert Hust, MDHouston, TX 770041467451856
  8. Earl Mangin, MDHouston, TX 770041003874371

Common questions

What is Leroy L. Sterling's NPI number?

Leroy L. Sterling's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023018165, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leroy L. Sterling located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Crawford St, Houston, TX, 77002. Phone: (713) 622-4505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leroy L. Sterling's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G2233, 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 Leroy L. Sterling prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leroy L. Sterling had 3,700 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Leroy L. Sterling's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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