Michael M. Strauss, M. D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Michael M. Strauss, M. D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1962781781, issued on Aug 10, 2011. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael M. Strauss
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 31393 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1631 North Loop W Ste 460, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 864-6100
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 864-1755
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160527000323); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael M. Strauss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
513 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide34 claims
- Calcium Acetate32 claims
- Nifedipine Er28 claims
- Losartan Potassium25 claims
- Farxiga22 claims
- Metolazone21 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $672.95
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Michael M. Strauss among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Michael M. Strauss, M. D. 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 2011, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Michael M. Strauss, M. D.'s NPI number?
Michael M. Strauss, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962781781, issued on Aug 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael M. Strauss, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 North Loop W Ste 460, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 864-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael M. Strauss, M. D.'s license?
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 M. Strauss, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael M. Strauss, M. D. had 513 Medicare Part D claims for 138 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.