NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Robbins, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Richard Robbins, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1790713428, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas M5470, 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
1790713428
Name
Richard Robbins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
M5470 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-0006
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 790-2797
Medicaid IDs
199052503 TX
199052501 TX
199052502 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 6550 Fannin St

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  6. James Albright, MDPediatric Otolaryngology Physician1548255805

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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

42 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.

  1. Richard Robbins42
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium11 claims
  2. Synthroid11 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: $199.01

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. 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 Robbins$199.01
  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 Robbins among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Richard Robbins, M.D. 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 updated2016 · 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).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ketti Awad, MDHouston, TX 770301740284710
  2. Parikshet Babber, MDHouston, TX 770301114915816
  3. James Baker, MDHouston, TX 770301477549566
  4. Ana Blackmon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962402446
  5. Maria Cruz-Carreras, MDHouston, TX 770301376533893
  6. Marina George, MDHouston, TX 770301780680009
  7. Barry Goodfriend, MDHouston, TX 770301588666218
  8. Betty Halpern, MDHouston, TX 770301942292685

Common questions

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

Richard Robbins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790713428, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Robbins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-0006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number M5470, 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 Robbins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Robbins, M.D. had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.