Savvas Costas Poulos, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Harlingen, TX
Savvas Costas Poulos, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1396842084, issued on Sep 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8091, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Savvas Costas Poulos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- J8091 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 Pease St Ste 600, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 215-8520
- Enumerated
- Sep 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 0355935-06 TX
0355935-05 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040301001229); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2121 Pease St Ste 600
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Verify Savvas Costas Poulos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine75 claims
- Cephalexin72 claims
- Levofloxacin19 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
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncHarlingen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Savvas Costas Poulos among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas
Savvas Costas Poulos, M.D. is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.
All 182 in Texas → Every provider in Harlingen → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Gerold, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391851607410
- Jason Somogyi, M.D.Kyle, TX 786401548556913
- Henry Ran, M.D.Pflugerville, TX 786601043630858
- Andrew Stoebner, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651306841580
- Jennifer Lord, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786811023216348
- Stephen Rose, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786811639160476
- Aimee Schimizzi, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141073785879
- Edwin Melendez, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111366454589
Common questions
What is Savvas Costas Poulos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Savvas Costas Poulos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396842084, issued on Sep 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Savvas Costas Poulos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Pease St Ste 600, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 215-8520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Savvas Costas Poulos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8091, 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 Savvas Costas Poulos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Savvas Costas Poulos, M.D. had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.