Rita D. Swinford, M.D.
Pediatric Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Rita D. Swinford, M.D. is a pediatric nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1124063227, issued on Jun 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas K6355, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rita D. Swinford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Nephrology Physician 2080P0210X
- License number
- K6355 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 325-7111
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 500-5711
- Medicaid IDs
- 129264103 TX
129264107 TX
129264106 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100924000019); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6410 Fannin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rita D. Swinford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K6355Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $205.79
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 297 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,704.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rita D. Swinford among 76 pediatric nephrology physician records in Texas
Rita D. Swinford, M.D. is one of 76 pediatric nephrology 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0210X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 76 pediatric nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 76 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Pediatric Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Braun, M.D.Houston, TX 770301295771020
- Eileen Brewer, MDHouston, TX 770301538249966
- Ewa Elenberg, MDHouston, TX 770301255411591
- Catherine Joseph, M.D.Houston, TX 770301417157215
- Rossana Malatesta Muncher, M.D. M.S.Houston, TX 770301235368317
- Mini Michael, M.D.Houston, TX 770301811074842
- Alvaro Orjuela, MDHouston, TX 770301922272236
- Joshua Samuels, M.D.Houston, TX 770301427076744
Common questions
What is Rita D. Swinford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rita D. Swinford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124063227, issued on Jun 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rita D. Swinford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 325-7111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rita D. Swinford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K6355, 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.
What is Rita D. Swinford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.