NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Russell William Kridel, MD

Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Russell William Kridel, MD is a facial plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1194889642, issued on Dec 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas E5815, 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
1194889642
Name
Russell William Kridel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician 207YS0123X
License number
E5815 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6655 Travis St Ste 900, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 526-5665
Enumerated
Dec 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2026
Fax
(713) 526-5160
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6655 Travis St Ste 900

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

  1. Clelie Melancon, M.D.Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1255750436
  2. Tymon Tai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407377732

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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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Industry payments in 2024: $20.97

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 451 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,253.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Russell Kridel$20.97
  2. Specialty average$3,253.58

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

Russell William Kridel among 50 facial plastic surgery physician records in Texas

Russell William Kridel, MD is one of 50 facial plastic surgery 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YS0123X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 50 facial plastic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 facial plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tang Ho, M.D.Houston, TX 770301770755308
  2. Wee Tin Kao, M.D.Houston, TX 770301578859237
  3. Rakan Saadoun, MDHouston, TX 770301164262267
  4. Hector Viera, M.D.Houston, TX 770301003941790
  5. Sean Delaney, MDHouston, TX 770271285056903
  6. Kent Davis, MDHouston, TX 770241972590644
  7. Megan Swonke, MDHouston, TX 770181336704121
  8. Raghu Athre, MDHouston, TX 770081730265612

Common questions

What is Russell William Kridel, MD's NPI number?

Russell William Kridel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194889642, issued on Dec 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Russell William Kridel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6655 Travis St Ste 900, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 526-5665. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Russell William Kridel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number E5815, 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.

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.