Richard Edward Caplan, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Richard Edward Caplan, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1831170166, issued on Nov 14, 2005. Check the license (Texas F6505, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Edward Caplan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- F6505 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 441-5141
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 790-6470
- Medicaid IDs
- 043709704 TX
043709703 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Edward Caplan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F6505Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 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: $62.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
Richard Edward Caplan among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Richard Edward Caplan, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 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
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- Steven HammermanHouston, TX 770301649268236
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- Hemangshu Podder, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407885163
- Patrick Reardon, MDHouston, TX 770301649270265
- Wade Rosenberg, MDHouston, TX 770301881694404
Common questions
What is Richard Edward Caplan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Edward Caplan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831170166, issued on Nov 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Edward Caplan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-5141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Edward Caplan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F6505, 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 Richard Edward Caplan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Edward Caplan, M.D. had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.