Romeo A. Lainez, MD
Surgery Physician · Austin, TX
Romeo A. Lainez, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1518157031, issued on Jul 31, 2007. Check the license (Texas P5404, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Romeo A. Lainez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- P5404 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 250, Austin, TX 78705
- Phone
- (512) 302-1210
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 451-9752
- Medicaid ID
- 1000809 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121015000697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 250
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Romeo A. Lainez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P5404Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
350 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Celecoxib44 claims
- Topiramate40 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 claims
- Ozempic18 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 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: $56.98
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Capital Surgeons Group, PLLCAustin, TX
- Southwest Bariatric Surgeons, PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Romeo A. Lainez among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Romeo A. Lainez, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Acheson, MDAustin, TX 787051730152448
- Felix Cherico, MDAustin, TX 787051851320246
- Stephen Clark, M.D.Austin, TX 787051164401089
- Steven Fass, M.D.Austin, TX 787051932188711
- Tim Faulkenberry, M.D.Austin, TX 787051114906070
- Richard Fleming, MDAustin, TX 787051881623114
- Rob Fuller, M.D.Austin, TX 787051760461552
- Wayne Ingram, MDAustin, TX 787051134120702
Common questions
What is Romeo A. Lainez, MD's NPI number?
Romeo A. Lainez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518157031, issued on Jul 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Romeo A. Lainez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 250, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 302-1210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Romeo A. Lainez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P5404, 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 Romeo A. Lainez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Romeo A. Lainez, MD had 350 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.