NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel T. Gardner, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Samuel T. Gardner, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1801871538, issued on Dec 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas L4386, 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
1801871538
Name
Samuel T. Gardner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
L4386 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12141 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082
Phone
(281) 799-8600
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 27, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 596-5947
Medicaid ID
153992601 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070917000731); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1994
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 12141 Richmond Ave

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

  1. Winifred AgadaPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1609730076
  2. Anush Agrawal, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275235756
  3. Pavan Anand, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669175337
  4. Byron Bassi, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1548521891
  5. Nimi Bhattatiry, MDInternal Medicine Physician1013546886
  6. Nora BolanosFamily Nurse Practitioner1578964177

Verify Samuel T. Gardner 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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79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

404 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.

  1. Samuel Gardner404
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl58 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt49 claims
  3. Naproxen43 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone18 claims
  5. Acetaminophen-Codeine17 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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: $15.91

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samuel Gardner$15.91
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Travis County Emergency Physicians PAHouston, TX

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

Samuel T. Gardner among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Samuel T. Gardner, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Byron Bassi, M.D.Houston, TX 770821548521891
  2. Hazel Cebrun-Archie, M.D.Houston, TX 770821598740326
  3. Andy Chen, M.D.Houston, TX 770821952387458
  4. Himanshu GuptaHouston, TX 770821619555323
  5. Cynthia Moran, MDHouston, TX 770821295705820
  6. Michelle Mowad, M.D.Houston, TX 770821356453641
  7. Darryn Myers, M.D.Houston, TX 770821972583110
  8. Md Mostafizur Rahman, MDHouston, TX 770821770160798

Common questions

What is Samuel T. Gardner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Samuel T. Gardner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801871538, issued on Dec 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel T. Gardner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12141 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX, 77082. Phone: (281) 799-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel T. Gardner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L4386, 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 Samuel T. Gardner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel T. Gardner, M.D. had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

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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.