NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandra Ruth Grimes, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Sandra Ruth Grimes, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1003828781, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas H4361, 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
1003828781
Name
Sandra Ruth Grimes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
H4361 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7011 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074
Phone
(713) 970-7000
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 970-7246
Medicaid ID
156440301 TX
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 7011 Southwest Fwy

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

  1. Rita Achiaa, RDRegistered Dietitian1578957734
  2. Betty Adams, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1932205309
  3. Lizbeth Aguero, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1881816155
  4. Nadeema Akhtar, MDPsychiatry Physician1447261326
  5. Amber Anderson, LPCProfessional Counselor1386048536
  6. Lea Mae AngelitoPhysical Therapist1467547299

Verify Sandra Ruth Grimes 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sandra Grimes29
  2. Specialty average1,000

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.

Sandra Ruth Grimes among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Sandra Ruth Grimes, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amina AbdullaHouston, TX 770741811906480
  2. Nadeema Akhtar, MDHouston, TX 770741447261326
  3. Thomas Blocher, MDHouston, TX 770741548271398
  4. Vivi Daniel, MDHouston, TX 770741033120019
  5. Su Duong, MDHouston, TX 770741568474526
  6. Debra Emmite, MDHouston, TX 770741235141201
  7. Sarah Flick, MDHouston, TX 770741770595639
  8. Maria Garza, MDHouston, TX 770741306852488

Common questions

What is Sandra Ruth Grimes, MD's NPI number?

Sandra Ruth Grimes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003828781, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandra Ruth Grimes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7011 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 970-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandra Ruth Grimes, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H4361, 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 Sandra Ruth Grimes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandra Ruth Grimes, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.