NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luther Sintim, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Luther Sintim, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1477940856, issued on Apr 23, 2015. Check the license (Texas T2756, 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
1477940856
Name
Luther Sintim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
T2756 TX
310672 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16707 Southern Oaks Dr, Houston, TX 77068
Phone
(713) 702-8276
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210811003267); 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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  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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

498 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Luther Sintim498
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
  3. Eliquis16 claims
  4. Levofloxacin15 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium13 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. Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHumble, TX

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

Luther Sintim among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Luther Sintim, 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 2015, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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. Long Le, MDHouston, TX 770681477620722
  2. Christopher Sim, M DHouston, TX 770681467453068
  3. Humaira Abid, M.D.Houston, TX 770671326356973
  4. Juan Garcia, MDHouston, TX 770671063443661
  5. Linda Lowe-Echevarria, D.O.Houston, TX 770671255522710
  6. John Pang, D.O.Houston, TX 770671689693640
  7. Anupam Sidhu, M.D.Houston, TX 770691154523488
  8. Michele Brinkley, M.D.Houston, TX 770701972665545

Common questions

What is Luther Sintim, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luther Sintim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477940856, issued on Apr 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luther Sintim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16707 Southern Oaks Dr, Houston, TX, 77068. Phone: (713) 702-8276. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luther Sintim, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T2756, 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 Luther Sintim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luther Sintim, M.D. had 498 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; 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.