Robert Layne Kruse, MD, PHD
Clinical Pathology Physician · Galveston, TX
Robert Layne Kruse, MD, PHD is a clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1902399421, issued on Jun 9, 2018. Check the license (Texas T9158, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Layne Kruse
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZC0006X
- License number
- T9158 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 266-5628
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 2I7447 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220919002438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Layne Kruse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T9158Check 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): 75 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: $114.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 86 providers of this specialty with any payment received $17,997.37 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Layne Kruse among 32 clinical pathology physician records in Texas
Robert Layne Kruse, MD, PHD is one of 32 clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2009 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZC0006X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Texas
There are 32 clinical pathology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Brust, MDGalveston, TX 775551376582668
- Brian Kendall, MDGalveston, TX 775551528046976
- Alexandra Rapp, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551275988404
- Christopher Zahner, M.D.League City, TX 775731114305364
- Tshana Hains, MEDICAL ASSISTANTOrange, TX 776301437807203
- Mitchell Pilot, MDBellaire, TX 774011720358294
- Sabrina SwopesHouston, TX 770821144978164
- Suhair Al SalihiHouston, TX 770541376954552
Common questions
What is Robert Layne Kruse, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Robert Layne Kruse, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902399421, issued on Jun 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Layne Kruse, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 266-5628. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Layne Kruse, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T9158, 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 Robert Layne Kruse, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.