Robert Ellis Southard, MD
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Houston, TX
Robert Ellis Southard, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1831340769, issued on Oct 9, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q5725, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Ellis Southard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License number
- Q5725 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 873-8890
- Enumerated
- Oct 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 346718502 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141110000687); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Ellis Southard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5725Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl20 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 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
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Ellis Southard among 117 surgical critical care physician records in Texas
Robert Ellis Southard, MD is one of 117 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 43% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 98 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Texas
There are 117 surgical critical care physician records in Texas.
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- Natasha Becker, MDHouston, TX 770301013128099
- Daniel Bonville, DOHouston, TX 770301639286602
- Subhasis Chatterjee, MDHouston, TX 770301275558181
- Joseph Dubose, M.D.Houston, TX 770301871667576
- John FetterHouston, TX 770301659303287
- Marcus Hoffman, MDHouston, TX 770301033373279
Common questions
What is Robert Ellis Southard, MD's NPI number?
Robert Ellis Southard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831340769, issued on Oct 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Ellis Southard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-8890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Ellis Southard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5725, 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 Ellis Southard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Ellis Southard, MD had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Ellis Southard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.