Nicole Marie Tapia, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Nicole Marie Tapia, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1427370261, issued on Feb 21, 2010. Check the license (Texas P0308, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Marie Tapia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- P0308 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin St Ste 1661, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 441-5141
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 790-6472
- Medicaid ID
- 368430001 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120410000738); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1661
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Atteeba Manzar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932719374
- Deven Patel, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1104448265
Verify Nicole Marie Tapia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P0308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
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: $5,249.80
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 3 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Marie Tapia among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Nicole Marie Tapia, M.D. 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 2010, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Andrassy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184665820
- Barbara Bass, M.D., F.A.C.SHouston, TX 770301881632636
- Richard Caplan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301831170166
- Richard Geis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891756532
- Steven HammermanHouston, TX 770301649268236
- Samer Mattar, MDHouston, TX 770301861466708
- Hemangshu Podder, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407885163
- Patrick Reardon, MDHouston, TX 770301649270265
Common questions
What is Nicole Marie Tapia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicole Marie Tapia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427370261, issued on Feb 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Marie Tapia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1661, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-5141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Marie Tapia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P0308, 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 Nicole Marie Tapia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Marie Tapia, M.D. had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 20 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.