NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Linda Lee Tavel, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Linda Lee Tavel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1235208653, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas G5677, 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
1235208653
Name
Linda Lee Tavel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G5677 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1905 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 467-7423
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2006
Record last updated
May 4, 2026
Fax
(713) 799-9227
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 1905 Holcombe Blvd

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

  1. Sonia Beaty, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1568214344
  2. Joanna Ira, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1114120631
  3. Susan Krauter, MDInternal Medicine Physician1487646352
  4. Elizabeth Strauch, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1942291885

Verify Linda Lee Tavel 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 69% of claims.

  1. Linda Tavel29
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Xarelto11 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: $73.65

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Linda Tavel$73.65
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Linda Lee Tavel among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Linda Lee Tavel, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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. Olasunkanmi Adeyinka, M.D.Houston, TX 770301013948181
  2. Michael Altman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301376570093
  3. Joe Bedford, M.D.Houston, TX 770301336170505
  4. Larry Butcher, M.D.Houston, TX 770301750310009
  5. Grant Fowler, MDHouston, TX 770301982639860
  6. David Hall, MDHouston, TX 770301710950027
  7. Deepa Iyengar, M.D.Houston, TX 770301700817129
  8. Thomas Kumenda, MDHouston, TX 770301053332171

Common questions

What is Linda Lee Tavel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Linda Lee Tavel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235208653, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Linda Lee Tavel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1905 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 467-7423. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Linda Lee Tavel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G5677, 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 Linda Lee Tavel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Linda Lee Tavel, M.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims; 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.