Randolph Alvin Nelson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Randolph Alvin Nelson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1508846742, issued on Jan 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas L1949, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Randolph Alvin Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- L1949 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX 77002
- Phone
- (713) 757-7557
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 756-5922
- Medicaid ID
- 1462699-02 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Randolph Alvin Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L1949Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
1,158 Medicare Part D claims for 546 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 280 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl147 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen118 claims
- Ondansetron Odt67 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium65 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro61 claims
- Methocarbamol53 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.
Randolph Alvin Nelson among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Randolph Alvin Nelson, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Randolph Alvin Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Randolph Alvin Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508846742, issued on Jan 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Randolph Alvin Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX, 77002. Phone: (713) 757-7557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Randolph Alvin Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L1949, 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 Randolph Alvin Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Randolph Alvin Nelson, M.D. had 1,158 Medicare Part D claims for 546 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.