Robert B. Leggington, MD
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Robert B. Leggington, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1790704666, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas L6493, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert B. Leggington
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- L6493 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8876 Gulf Fwy Ste 215, Houston, TX 77017
- Phone
- (713) 947-9509
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 947-0609
- Medicaid ID
- 174342901 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050620001025); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert B. Leggington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6493Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,009 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate247 claims
- Losartan Potassium212 claims
- Farxiga189 claims
- Furosemide143 claims
- Velphoro140 claims
- Nifedipine Er95 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: $69.88
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Renal Specialists OF Houston, PABaytown, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Robert B. Leggington, MD's NPI number?
Robert B. Leggington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790704666, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert B. Leggington, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8876 Gulf Fwy Ste 215, Houston, TX, 77017. Phone: (713) 947-9509. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert B. Leggington, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6493, 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 B. Leggington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert B. Leggington, MD had 2,009 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.