NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Louis Edward Seade, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Austin, TX

Louis Edward Seade, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1871596361, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (Texas J7373, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871596361
Name
Louis Edward Seade
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
J7373 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4611 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78751
Phone
(512) 476-2830
Enumerated
May 27, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(512) 583-1099
Medicaid ID
157233102 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050812000964); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1993
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4611 Guadalupe St

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

  1. Kimberlee Dayal, NPNurse Practitioner1649622770
  2. David Dodgin, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1821047200
  3. Eric Heinrich, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1518937952
  4. Lauren Hinman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699199265
  5. Robert Josey, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1912977794

Verify Louis Edward Seade 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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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

388 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 298 claims were for opioids.

  1. Louis Seade388
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen116 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen103 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone28 claims
  5. Acetaminophen-Codeine19 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl18 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $124.75

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integrity Orthopaedics, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Louis Seade$125
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Heinrich-Josey OrthopaedicsAustin, TX
  2. The West Texas Rehabilitation CenterAbilene, TX

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

Louis Edward Seade among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Louis Edward Seade, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Catlett, MDAustin, TX 787511134476260
  2. David Dodgin, M.D.Austin, TX 787511821047200
  3. Eric Heinrich, MDAustin, TX 787511518937952
  4. Robert Josey, M.D.Austin, TX 787511912977794
  5. Michael Moghimi, M.D.Austin, TX 787511063640001
  6. Conner Patrick, MDAustin, TX 787511417586710
  7. George Mundanthanam, M.D.Austin, TX 787491821268798
  8. G. Williams, M.D.Austin, TX 787541477819910

Common questions

What is Louis Edward Seade, M.D.'s NPI number?

Louis Edward Seade, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871596361, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Louis Edward Seade, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4611 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX, 78751. Phone: (512) 476-2830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Louis Edward Seade, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J7373, 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 Louis Edward Seade, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Louis Edward Seade, M.D. had 388 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Louis Edward Seade, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.