NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Russell B. Krienke, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Austin, TX

Russell B. Krienke, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1821004177, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas F1722, 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
1821004177
Name
Russell B. Krienke
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
F1722 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3828 S 1St St, Austin, TX 78704
Phone
(512) 443-1311
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(512) 445-6532
Medicaid IDs
105731703 TX
105731701 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050114000526); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1978
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 3828 S 1St St

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

  1. Anne AdamsFamily Medicine Physician1619394558
  2. Irma Aguirre, MDFamily Medicine Physician1891739801
  3. Salima Ali, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1154796019
  4. Omerine Aseh, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1649429556
  5. Phillip Atkins, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1295127306
  6. Elisabeth BlankFamily Nurse Practitioner1518508191

Verify Russell B. Krienke in five checks

  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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55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,496 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 155 claims were for opioids.

  1. Russell Krienke5,496
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium264 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium244 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate190 claims
  4. Lisinopril162 claims
  5. Gabapentin153 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl150 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Austin Regional Clinic PAHutto, TX

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

Russell B. Krienke among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Russell B. Krienke, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

544 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin

They are 544 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Irma Aguirre, MDAustin, TX 787041891739801
  2. Rodolfo Alamia, MDAustin, TX 787041346321098
  3. Donald Brode, MDAustin, TX 787041669417580
  4. Christopher Caragan, D.O.Austin, TX 787041346227345
  5. Shirat Ling, D.O.Austin, TX 787041861419434
  6. George Marking, MDAustin, TX 787041801801972
  7. Carlos Navarro, MDAustin, TX 787041801802152
  8. Nathan Pekar, M.D.Austin, TX 787041760479059

Common questions

What is Russell B. Krienke, MD's NPI number?

Russell B. Krienke, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821004177, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Russell B. Krienke, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3828 S 1St St, Austin, TX, 78704. Phone: (512) 443-1311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Russell B. Krienke, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number F1722, 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 Russell B. Krienke, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Russell B. Krienke, MD had 5,496 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.