Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Columbus, TX
Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Texas, and NPI 1659303485, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas N3229, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marcus Karlan Parker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- N3229 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1860 State Hwy 71, Columbus, TX 78934
- Phone
- (832) 437-3688
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2023
- Fax
- (888) 771-6735
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110517000869); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Marcus Karlan Parker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N3229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
1,467 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 694 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen178 claims
- Pregabalin139 claims
- Gabapentin134 claims
- Tramadol Hcl126 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen115 claims
- Celecoxib109 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $373.93
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Marcus Karlan Parker among 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas
Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D. is one of 301 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 250 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 interventional pain medicine physician record lists a practice address in Columbus
They are 1 of the 83 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D.'s NPI number?
Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659303485, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1860 State Hwy 71, Columbus, TX, 78934. Phone: (832) 437-3688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N3229, 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 Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D. had 1,467 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Marcus Karlan Parker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.