NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald Erastus Samuel, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX

Ronald Erastus Samuel, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1437686359, issued on May 23, 2017. Check the license (Texas S9400, 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
1437686359
Name
Ronald Erastus Samuel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
S9400 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 Cambridge St # A10-187, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-3802
Enumerated
May 23, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 5, 2025
Fax
(713) 798-0223
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211220000969); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2017
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

65 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ronald Samuel65
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf28 claims
  2. Omeprazole14 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: $766.69

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ronald Samuel$766.69
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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 PLLCHouston, TX

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

Ronald Erastus Samuel among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas

Ronald Erastus Samuel, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology 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 2017, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Victor Ankoma-Sey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144226515
  2. Margaret Bridges, MDHouston, TX 770301013992916
  3. Brooks Cash, MDHouston, TX 770301114920626
  4. Suresh Chari, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326011487
  5. Stuart Dobbs, M.D.Houston, TX 770301093706491
  6. Brian Douglas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301578540761
  7. Gulchin Ergun, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497746812
  8. Fredric Hochman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301306842992

Common questions

What is Ronald Erastus Samuel, MD's NPI number?

Ronald Erastus Samuel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437686359, issued on May 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald Erastus Samuel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St # A10-187, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-3802. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald Erastus Samuel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S9400, 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 Ronald Erastus Samuel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald Erastus Samuel, MD had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.