NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson

Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX

Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1235160904, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas G4344, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235160904
Name
Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
G4344 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1315 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX 77002
Phone
(713) 655-0303
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 655-0302
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101208001242); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

316 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Samuel Magnus-Lawson316
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Sevelamer Carbonate37 claims
  2. Calcitriol31 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
  4. Carvedilol18 claims
  5. Furosemide15 claims
  6. Clonidine Hcl13 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: $116.36

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samuel Magnus-Lawson$116.36
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas

Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson is one of 1,159 nephrology 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lary Kupor, M.D.Houston, TX 770021952346389
  2. Oluwabomilasiri Magnus-Lawson, MDHouston, TX 770021588911390
  3. Tam Ho, M.D.Houston, TX 770041184685224
  4. Mehreen Khan, MDHouston, TX 770041457562399
  5. Elie Saber, M.D.Houston, TX 770041013911445
  6. Freemu Varghese, M.D.Houston, TX 770041467438614
  7. Yariana Rodriguez-Ortiz, MDHouston, TX 770061538616248
  8. Sheetal Golla, M.D.Houston, TX 770071235149600

Common questions

What is Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson's NPI number?

Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235160904, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX, 77002. Phone: (713) 655-0303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G4344, 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 Benjamin Magnus-Lawson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Benjamin Magnus-Lawson had 316 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.