Michael Preston Underbrink, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Houston, TX
Michael Preston Underbrink, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1609951383, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas M6923, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Preston Underbrink
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- M6923 TX
MD00043509 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD Ste 280, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 461-2626
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 984-1703
- Medicaid ID
- 8392680 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080327000088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 915 Gessner RD Ste 280
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Laura Thomas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083048227
- Meagan YoungAudiologist1215596002
Verify Michael Preston Underbrink in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M6923Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
938 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate134 claims
- Famotidine118 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium79 claims
- Gabapentin65 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium61 claims
- Omeprazole59 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,121.10
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 2 group practices
- Ent And Allergy Associates OF Texas PLLCHouston, TX
- Houston Ear Nose And Throat Clinic LLPHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Preston Underbrink among 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas
Michael Preston Underbrink, MD is one of 790 otolaryngology 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 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Texas
There are 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas.
All 790 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Callender, M.D.Houston, TX 770241518992411
- John Craddock, M.D.Houston, TX 770241699752857
- Bruce EdisonHouston, TX 770241659690493
- Malia Gresham, MDHouston, TX 770241760910434
- Garfield Johnson, M.D.Houston, TX 770241104814573
- Patricia Maeso, M.D.Houston, TX 770241891910907
- Conrad McCutcheon, M.D.Houston, TX 770241679656250
- John Moorhead, MDHouston, TX 770241225025729
Common questions
What is Michael Preston Underbrink, MD's NPI number?
Michael Preston Underbrink, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609951383, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Preston Underbrink, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD Ste 280, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 461-2626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Preston Underbrink, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M6923, 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 Preston Underbrink, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Preston Underbrink, MD had 938 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Preston Underbrink, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.