NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Loretta Grumbles, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Galveston, TX

Loretta Grumbles, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1760541304, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas L0227, 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
1760541304
Name
Loretta Grumbles
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
L0227 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1908 Post Office St, Galveston, TX 77550
Phone
(409) 682-3863
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 12, 2023
Fax
(713) 583-1053
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051012001198); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1997
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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  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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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,080 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 99 claims were for opioids.

  1. Loretta Grumbles1,080
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium64 claims
  2. Tamsulosin Hcl43 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl33 claims
  5. Memantine Hcl31 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium30 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 one group practice

  1. Coastal Health And WellnessGalveston, TX

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

Loretta Grumbles among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Loretta Grumbles, MD is one of 9,175 internal 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Galveston

They are 218 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mariel Diplan Rodriguez, MDGalveston, TX 775501902077241
  2. Victor Jackson, MDGalveston, TX 775501679969877
  3. Harry Kelso, M. D.Galveston, TX 775501689846305
  4. Premal Patel, MDGalveston, TX 775501487870838
  5. Matthew Schilling, MDGalveston, TX 775501861871204
  6. Tyler Tatsch, MDGalveston, TX 775501538698873
  7. Elizabeth Jaramillo, M.D.Galveston, TX 775511104050780
  8. Thomas Prusmack, MDGalveston, TX 775511275554974

Common questions

What is Loretta Grumbles, MD's NPI number?

Loretta Grumbles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760541304, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Loretta Grumbles, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1908 Post Office St, Galveston, TX, 77550. Phone: (409) 682-3863. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Loretta Grumbles, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L0227, 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 Loretta Grumbles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Loretta Grumbles, MD had 1,080 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.