NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael S. Belew, MD

Surgery Physician · Victoria, TX

Michael S. Belew, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Victoria, Texas, and NPI 1386645364, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Texas J6332, 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
1386645364
Name
Michael S. Belew
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
J6332 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 E San Antonio St, Victoria, TX 77901
Phone
(361) 575-6396
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 575-2728
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070227000491); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1993
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 601 E San Antonio St

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

  1. Dante Garza, MDFamily Medicine Physician1528043312
  2. Shahid Hashmi, M.D.Surgery Physician1144259680
  3. Joyce Howard, FNPNurse Practitioner1013001122
  4. Matthew Janzow, M.D.Surgery Physician1013959584
  5. Loren Owensby, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1215013271
  6. Natalie Ramirez, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1669728127

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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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

118 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Belew118
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes65 claims
  2. Gavilyte-G28 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl14 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. EL Campo Memorial HospitalEl Campo, TX · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. West Wharton County Hospital DistrictEl Campo, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Michael S. Belew among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Michael S. Belew, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 surgery physician records list a practice address in Victoria

They are 16 of the 1,105 NPPES records with a practice address in Victoria, and 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Barber, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011518993328
  2. Andrew Clemmons, D.O.Victoria, TX 779011013951763
  3. Arturo Gonzalez, MDVictoria, TX 779011184876773
  4. Shahid Hashmi, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011144259680
  5. Matthew Janzow, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011013959584
  6. Tanweer Majid, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011093912370
  7. Brian McDaniel, D.O.Victoria, TX 779011962468538
  8. Peter Rojas, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011336175140

Common questions

What is Michael S. Belew, MD's NPI number?

Michael S. Belew, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386645364, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael S. Belew, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 E San Antonio St, Victoria, TX, 77901. Phone: (361) 575-6396. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael S. Belew, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J6332, 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 Michael S. Belew, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael S. Belew, MD had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.