Robert L. McKowen, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Houston, TX
Robert L. McKowen, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1861534828, issued on Feb 13, 2007. Check the license (Texas H1515, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert L. McKowen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- H1515 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082
- Phone
- (281) 496-1700
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2026
- Fax
- (281) 496-9081
- Medicaid ID
- 128004204 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100120000764); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12121 Richmond Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Deborah Borgman, R.N.FNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1073898896
Verify Robert L. McKowen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H1515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
295 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel101 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Enoxaparin Sodium29 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate18 claims
- Cilostazol12 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: $96.08
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medinc of Texas. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Robert L Mckowen MDHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert L. McKowen among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Robert L. McKowen, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Lopez, D.O.Houston, TX 770891285096271
- Robert Baldwin, MDHouston, TX 770741154321487
- Devinder Bhatia, M.D.Houston, TX 770901073517702
- Dharmraj Chauhan, M.D.Houston, TX 770741568775096
- Luis Echeverri, MDHouston, TX 770741457351777
- Dan Loberman, M.D.Houston, TX 770901578823043
- Keshava Rajagopal, MD PHDHouston, TX 770901295993889
- Gonzalo Vargas, MDHouston, TX 770741265432314
Common questions
What is Robert L. McKowen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert L. McKowen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861534828, issued on Feb 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert L. McKowen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX, 77082. Phone: (281) 496-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert L. McKowen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H1515, 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 L. McKowen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert L. McKowen, M.D. had 295 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.