NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Miguel Angel Pappolla, MD, PHD

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Miguel Angel Pappolla, MD, PHD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1528051646, issued on Aug 24, 2005. Check the license (Texas J5436, 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
1528051646
Name
Miguel Angel Pappolla
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
J5436 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2646 S Loop West Ste 106, Houston, TX 77054
Phone
(713) 661-0300
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 822-0480
Medicaid ID
132611807 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

75 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Miguel Pappolla75
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Venlafaxine Hcl14 claims
  2. Amitriptyline Hcl12 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: $19.82

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Miguel Pappolla$19.82
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Miguel Angel Pappolla among 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas

Miguel Angel Pappolla, MD, PHD is one of 301 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% 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, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 83% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Bruel, M.D., M.B.AHouston, TX 770651659563047
  2. David Eidelson, M.D.Houston, TX 770431609296987
  3. Jason HaleHouston, TX 770651073045720
  4. Cathy He, M.D.Houston, TX 770651205248069
  5. Rezik Saqer, M.D.Houston, TX 770651992785380
  6. Christine Anderson, MDHouston, TX 770421265575260
  7. Qi Ye, M.DHouston, TX 770361447548961
  8. Kamesha Coleman, FNPHouston, TX 770741861380073

Common questions

What is Miguel Angel Pappolla, MD, PHD's NPI number?

Miguel Angel Pappolla, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528051646, issued on Aug 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Miguel Angel Pappolla, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2646 S Loop West Ste 106, Houston, TX, 77054. Phone: (713) 661-0300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Miguel Angel Pappolla, MD, PHD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J5436, 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 Miguel Angel Pappolla, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Miguel Angel Pappolla, MD, PHD had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.