NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Lee Kaale, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Nassau Bay, TX

Robert Lee Kaale, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Nassau Bay, Texas, and NPI 1659487767, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1175, 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
1659487767
Name
Robert Lee Kaale
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
M1175 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18300 St. John Driver, Nassau Bay, TX 77058
Phone
(281) 333-8822
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050827000139); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2002
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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  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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

535 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 106 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Kaale535
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone95 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl88 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl74 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 claims
  5. Azithromycin24 claims
  6. Cefdinir21 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Barrier Reef Emergency Physicians PLLCWebster, TX

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

Robert Lee Kaale among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Robert Lee Kaale, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Nassau Bay

They are 2 of the 22 NPPES records with a practice address in Nassau Bay, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Alexander, M.D.Houston, TX 770581134196082
  2. Joseph Dervay, M.D.Houston, TX 770581467422402
  3. Michael Greene, MDHouston, TX 770581932057072
  4. Maurice Holmes, M.D.Houston, TX 770581245216878
  5. Michael IpHouston, TX 770581952805483
  6. James Locke, M.D.Houston, TX 770581518022193
  7. Diana Padilla, MDHouston, TX 770581750919320
  8. Terrence Pattinson, M.D.Houston, TX 770581538388178

Common questions

What is Robert Lee Kaale, MD's NPI number?

Robert Lee Kaale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659487767, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Lee Kaale, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18300 St. John Driver, Nassau Bay, TX, 77058. Phone: (281) 333-8822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Lee Kaale, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M1175, 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 Robert Lee Kaale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Lee Kaale, MD had 535 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.