NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rima Z. Kittley, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Lufkin, TX

Rima Z. Kittley, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1326140948, issued on Sep 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas J7018, 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
1326140948
Name
Rima Z. Kittley
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
J7018 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 Hanks St, Lufkin, TX 75904
Phone
(936) 634-5699
Enumerated
Sep 3, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 31, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(936) 634-5659
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 Hanks St

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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
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,173 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rima Kittley1,173
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium75 claims
  2. Progesterone60 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium46 claims
  4. Np Thyroid44 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate39 claims
  6. Alprazolam34 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.

Rima Z. Kittley among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Rima Z. Kittley, MD is one of 11,119 family 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lufkin

They are 32 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lufkin, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Savitha Balakrishna, MDLufkin, TX 759041215011747
  2. James Caskey, MDLufkin, TX 759041558371880
  3. Clifton Cathcart, D.O.Lufkin, TX 759041093705360
  4. Charles Evans, M. D.Lufkin, TX 759041255334538
  5. Andrew FercowiczLufkin, TX 759041245281971
  6. Michael Iversen, MDLufkin, TX 759041760494074
  7. Carlton Lewis, D.O.Lufkin, TX 759041902893928
  8. James Martin, D.O.Lufkin, TX 759041801859434

Common questions

What is Rima Z. Kittley, MD's NPI number?

Rima Z. Kittley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326140948, issued on Sep 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rima Z. Kittley, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Hanks St, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 634-5699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rima Z. Kittley, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J7018, 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 Rima Z. Kittley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rima Z. Kittley, MD had 1,173 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.