NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Glenn Smith, MD

Neurology Physician · Houston, TX

Robert Glenn Smith, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1477611960, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas H2008, 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
1477611960
Name
Robert Glenn Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
H2008 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-3780
Enumerated
Dec 5, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 790-6468
Medicaid IDs
157791803 TX
157791801 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100322000460); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1986
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Guelbert Abellana, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1457605156
  2. Ahmed Albayar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417694142
  3. Alfonso Aldama, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1164415170
  4. David Alfi, D.D.S., M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1245424019
  5. Eugene Alford, MDOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1093700387
  6. Rakshanda Aslam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720260268

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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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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

2,029 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims. 51 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Smith2,029
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Gammagard Liquid209 claims
  2. Gamunex-C175 claims
  3. Privigen158 claims
  4. Gabapentin130 claims
  5. Mycophenolate Mofetil78 claims
  6. Sodium Chloride77 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: $377.39

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Smith$377.39
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Robert Glenn Smith among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas

Robert Glenn Smith, MD is one of 1,382 neurology 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stanley Appel, M.D.Houston, TX 770301124009113
  2. Igor Cherches, M.D.Houston, TX 770301942295522
  3. David Chiu, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073594537
  4. Howard Derman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891776712
  5. Edward Escobar, DOHouston, TX 770301982685434
  6. Timea Hodics, MDHouston, TX 770301285633057
  7. Annette Howard, MDHouston, TX 770301508857665
  8. Julia Jones, M.D.Houston, TX 770301225024854

Common questions

What is Robert Glenn Smith, MD's NPI number?

Robert Glenn Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477611960, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Glenn Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-3780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Glenn Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H2008, 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 Glenn Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Glenn Smith, MD had 2,029 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.