NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard D. Debehnke, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · West Lake Hills, TX

Richard D. Debehnke, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Lake Hills, Texas, and NPI 1174599617, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas F1498, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174599617
Name
Richard D. Debehnke
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
F1498 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1250 S Capital OF Texas Hwy Bldg 3, West Lake Hills, TX 78746
Phone
(512) 334-2403
Enumerated
Feb 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2022
Fax
(512) 334-2493
Medicaid ID
117626502 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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Also registered at 1250 S Capital OF Texas Hwy Bldg 3

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Raymond Paxton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114981529
  2. Lakshmi Tenneti, MDNephrology Physician1598944571

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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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,908 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Richard Debehnke3,908
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium286 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium265 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium160 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium153 claims
  5. Lisinopril145 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl134 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $177.21

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Debehnke$177.21
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Richard D. Debehnke among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Richard D. Debehnke, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Lake Hills

They are 13 of the 793 NPPES records with a practice address in West Lake Hills, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rehana Becker, MDWest Lake Hills, TX 787461780659797
  2. Shawn Chen, M.D.Austin, TX 787461710952668
  3. Gregorio Cortez, M.D.West Lake Hills, TX 787461508853268
  4. Jerry Hood, M.D.Austin, TX 787461356318455
  5. Shawn Laney, M.D.West Lake Hills, TX 787461740218585
  6. William Lockett, MDAustin, TX 787461174592265
  7. Matthew Masters, M.D.Austin, TX 787461568453934
  8. Robert Ondash, M.D.West Lake Hills, TX 787461053320069

Common questions

What is Richard D. Debehnke, MD's NPI number?

Richard D. Debehnke, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174599617, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard D. Debehnke, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 S Capital OF Texas Hwy Bldg 3, West Lake Hills, TX, 78746. Phone: (512) 334-2403. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard D. Debehnke, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number F1498, 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 D. Debehnke, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard D. Debehnke, MD had 3,908 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard D. Debehnke, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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