NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark G. Strauss, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Mark G. Strauss, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1629053186, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Texas E4090, 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
1629053186
Name
Mark G. Strauss
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
E4090 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7121 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Phone
(361) 696-6200
Enumerated
Dec 7, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 696-6054
Medicaid ID
116702503 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070831000521); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1972
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 7121 S Padre Island Dr

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

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  4. Miguel Berastain, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1821097528
  5. Angel Blanco, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1447240593
  6. John Carmichael, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659356798

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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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

9,817 Medicare Part D claims for 698 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Strauss9,817
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium922 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium489 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium409 claims
  4. Valsartan346 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate321 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium263 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 2 group practices

  1. Christus Trinity ClinicCorpus Christi, TX
  2. Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLCCorpus Christi, TX

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

Mark G. Strauss among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Mark G. Strauss, MD is one of 9,175 internal 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1972 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

99 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi

They are 99 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asmik Asatrian, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784121912384793
  2. Roberto Del Cristo, M.DCorpus Christi, TX 784121124133723
  3. James Hines, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784121588925556
  4. Scott Howell, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784121215912753
  5. Amandeep Kaur, D.O.Corpus Christi, TX 784121629439179
  6. Eric Madarang, DOCorpus Christi, TX 784121336438878
  7. Timothy MurphyCorpus Christi, TX 784121851752307
  8. James Neff, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784121013992015

Common questions

What is Mark G. Strauss, MD's NPI number?

Mark G. Strauss, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629053186, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark G. Strauss, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7121 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX, 78412. Phone: (361) 696-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark G. Strauss, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number E4090, 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 G. Strauss, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark G. Strauss, MD had 9,817 Medicare Part D claims for 698 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.