Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Richard Neel, M.D.

Occupational Medicine Physician · Castroville, TX

Richard Neel, M.D. is an occupational medicine physician with a practice address in Castroville, Texas, and NPI 1508986217, issued on Mar 29, 2007. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1508986217
Name
Richard Neel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Occupational Medicine Physician 2083X0100X
Practice location
1501 Houston St, Castroville, TX 78009
Phone
(830) 538-3550
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2007
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 1501 Houston St

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

  1. Max Best, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1497786347
  2. Rebecca Fritz, PAMedical Physician Assistant1548716673
  3. Armando Olivarez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1649937608
  4. Charlie Vera, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871396614

Verify Richard Neel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average occupational medicine physician in 2024

895 Medicare Part D claims for 426 beneficiaries, against an average of 587 among the 449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Neel895
  2. Specialty average587

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin122 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl56 claims
  3. Prednisone36 claims
  4. Amoxicillin35 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass35 claims
  6. Cefdinir30 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: $78.86

5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 185 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,708.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Neel$78.86
  2. Specialty average$2,708.38

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

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Alsatian Care Enterprises LLCCastroville, TX
  2. Alsatian Care Enterprises Medical Professionals, PLLCCastroville, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Occupational Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 147 occupational medicine physician records in Texas.

Other occupational medicine physician records in Texas

  1. Asim Abbasi, M.DHouston, TX1922208776
  2. Victor Abrego, MDCoppell, TX1134196967
  3. Jorge Alamo, M.D.Odessa, TX1063859189
  4. Julie Alderette, COTAMcAllen, TX1538492905
  5. Lawrence Alexander, MDFort Worth, TX1851411326
  6. John Anderson, DOAddison, TX1720105083
  7. Siva Ayyar, MDHouston, TX1568661452
  8. Cynthia Ball, DODallas, TX1902926694
  9. Rosalyn Beaty, MDHouston, TX1972724342
  10. Ronald Beberniss, M.D.Houston, TX1457483687

Common questions

What is Richard Neel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Neel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508986217, issued on Mar 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Neel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Houston St, Castroville, TX, 78009. Phone: (830) 538-3550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Neel, M.D.'s license?

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 Neel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Neel, M.D. had 895 Medicare Part D claims for 426 beneficiaries; the average among occupational medicine physician prescribers was 587. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.