NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marcel E. Lechin, M.D.

Interventional Cardiology Physician · College Station, TX

Marcel E. Lechin, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in College Station, Texas, and NPI 1427000496, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas J2957, 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
1427000496
Name
Marcel E. Lechin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
J2957 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1721 Birmingham Dr, College Station, TX 77845
Phone
(979) 764-1474
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 11, 2024
Fax
(979) 764-9249
Medicaid ID
116014504 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060824000195); 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 1721 Birmingham Dr

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

  1. Paul Bilhartz, M.D., M.B.A.Interventional Cardiology Physician1376703108
  2. Cindy Buban, PAPhysician Assistant1063605798
  3. April Heifrin, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1154648939
  4. Mario Lammoglia, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1174575104
  5. Michelle Lindberg, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1407173289
  6. Leslie Robbins, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1770959900

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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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

9,645 Medicare Part D claims for 810 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Marcel Lechin9,645
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium454 claims
  2. Clopidogrel445 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate415 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium404 claims
  5. Eliquis395 claims
  6. Ezetimibe310 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: $2,430.21

128 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Marcel Lechin$2,430.21
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cardiac Cath Lab OF Bryan College Station LPBryan, TX

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

Marcel E. Lechin among 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas

Marcel E. Lechin, M.D. is one of 724 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 97% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 653 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gadiel Berrio, M.D.College Station, TX 778451326269580
  2. Paul Bilhartz, M.D., M.B.A.College Station, TX 778451376703108
  3. Jerry Gilbert, MDCollege Station, TX 778451629079017
  4. Charles Howard, MDCollege Station, TX 778451659759157
  5. Mehul Patel, MDCollege Station, TX 778451003097593
  6. Curtis Stauffer, M.D.College Station, TX 778451407818735
  7. Patrick McGrade, MDBryan, TX 778021982164802
  8. Ashraf Abusara, MDVictoria, TX 779011265745715

Common questions

What is Marcel E. Lechin, M.D.'s NPI number?

Marcel E. Lechin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427000496, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marcel E. Lechin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1721 Birmingham Dr, College Station, TX, 77845. Phone: (979) 764-1474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marcel E. Lechin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J2957, 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 Marcel E. Lechin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marcel E. Lechin, M.D. had 9,645 Medicare Part D claims for 810 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.