NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lindley Folkerson, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Lindley Folkerson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1174878656, issued on Jul 19, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q3673, 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
1174878656
Name
Lindley Folkerson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
Q3673 TX
32293 NE
MD2019-0885 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 500-7878
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 500-0758
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180423002622); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6431 Fannin St

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

  1. Ahmad AbdelhadiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073453296
  2. Zayna AbdullaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245030337
  3. Yaman Abdullah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1134461619
  4. Elizabeth Abels, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417516881
  5. Jessica Abhulimhen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1639665136
  6. Andrew Abikhaled, MD CANDIDATEStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699574335

Verify Lindley Folkerson 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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73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

391 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lindley Folkerson391
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin72 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt48 claims
  3. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl36 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone29 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  6. Ibuprofen19 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Bluff Creek Emergency Medicine Associates, PAEl Paso, TX
  2. Emergency Services OF Texas PAEl Paso, TX

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

Lindley Folkerson among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Lindley Folkerson, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bentley Bobrow, M.D.Houston, TX 770301528040276
  2. Jack Butler, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962491035
  3. Pamela Carmain, M.D.Houston, TX 770301285636266
  4. Crystal Cassidy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301316948599
  5. Robert Dickson, MDHouston, TX 770301609866391
  6. Swapan Dubey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497756175
  7. Bhushan Kukkalli, M.D.Houston, TX 770301871579276
  8. Kelly Larkin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144205683

Common questions

What is Lindley Folkerson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lindley Folkerson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174878656, issued on Jul 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lindley Folkerson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-7878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lindley Folkerson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q3673, 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 Lindley Folkerson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lindley Folkerson, M.D. had 391 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.