NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Benjamin Robbins, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX

Richard Benjamin Robbins, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1699033340, issued on May 1, 2012. Check the license (Texas R5461, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699033340
Name
Richard Benjamin Robbins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
R5461 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 Cambridge St Ste 8B, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-0946
Enumerated
May 1, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180702001110); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7200 Cambridge St Ste 8B

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  6. Derek Meeks, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1245509231

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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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69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,372 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Richard Robbins1,372
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium377 claims
  2. Linzess205 claims
  3. Famotidine96 claims
  4. Sucralfate75 claims
  5. Dicyclomine Hcl61 claims
  6. Peg 3350-Electrolyte48 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: $1,324.44

60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Robbins$1,324.44
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Houston Digestive Diseases ConsultantsHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Benjamin Robbins among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas

Richard Benjamin Robbins, M.D. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.

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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Victor Ankoma-Sey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144226515
  2. Margaret Bridges, MDHouston, TX 770301013992916
  3. Brooks Cash, MDHouston, TX 770301114920626
  4. Suresh Chari, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326011487
  5. Stuart Dobbs, M.D.Houston, TX 770301093706491
  6. Brian Douglas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301578540761
  7. Gulchin Ergun, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497746812
  8. Fredric Hochman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301306842992

Common questions

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

Richard Benjamin Robbins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699033340, issued on May 1, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Benjamin Robbins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St Ste 8B, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-0946. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number R5461, 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 Benjamin Robbins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Benjamin Robbins, M.D. had 1,372 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.