NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Edwards, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Mark Edwards, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1558423103, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas H6189, 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
1558423103
Name
Mark Edwards
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
H6189 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12141 Richmond Ave Ste 224, Houston, TX 77082
Phone
(281) 596-9170
Enumerated
Dec 13, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 25, 2025
Medicaid ID
136932409 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070112000074); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1988
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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

49 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mark Edwards49
  2. Specialty average1,425

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.

Mark Edwards among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Mark Edwards, M.D. is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rina Awan, M.D.Houston, TX 770821124226899
  2. Nelson Fernandez, M.D.Houston, TX 770811881675122
  3. Kenneth Unger, M.D.Houston, TX 770811720192115
  4. Miguel Franco, M.D.Houston, TX 770841740263565
  5. Robert Salazar, MDHouston, TX 770841508800251
  6. Murtuza Ahmed, MDHouston, TX 770791710040324
  7. Mir Alikhan, M.D.Houston, TX 770791487829065
  8. Ahmer Faruki, D.O.Houston, TX 770791285889485

Common questions

What is Mark Edwards, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mark Edwards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558423103, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Edwards, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12141 Richmond Ave Ste 224, Houston, TX, 77082. Phone: (281) 596-9170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Edwards, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H6189, 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 Mark Edwards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Edwards, M.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.