Mark J. Pidala, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Mark J. Pidala, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1417960550, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas K6239, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark J. Pidala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- K6239 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Peakwood Dr, Houston, TX 77090
- Phone
- (713) 486-4650
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 440-0759
- Medicaid ID
- 037009002 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101110000902); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark J. Pidala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K6239Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone21 claims
- Metronidazole19 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate16 claims
- Mesalamine11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $726.65
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT PhysiciansShenandoah, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark J. Pidala among 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas
Mark J. Pidala, M.D. is one of 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 174 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Tal Raphaeli, MDHouston, TX 770901609910009
- Rachel Ellsworth, M.DHouston, TX 770941336393479
- Tareq Kamal, M.DHouston, TX 770941871808949
- Stephen ChiangHouston, TX 770821194102988
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Common questions
What is Mark J. Pidala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark J. Pidala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417960550, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark J. Pidala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Peakwood Dr, Houston, TX, 77090. Phone: (713) 486-4650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark J. Pidala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K6239, 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 J. Pidala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark J. Pidala, M.D. had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark J. Pidala, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.