Stephen Alter Tew, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Stephen Alter Tew, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1114917713, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Texas E4716, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Alter Tew
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- E4716 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Phone
- (713) 661-0404
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Elizabeth Lenz, LCSW, LMFTClinical Social Worker1790845345
Verify Stephen Alter Tew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E4716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
399 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam83 claims
- Trazodone Hcl41 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate36 claims
- Bupropion Xl31 claims
- Clonazepam28 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl20 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.
Stephen Alter Tew among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Stephen Alter Tew, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicke Blackburn, M.D.Houston, TX 770051932367455
- Kathleen Gallentine, MDHouston, TX 770051184623498
- Arjun Karkhanis, M.D.Houston, TX 770051336465806
- Don Lagrone, M.D.Houston, TX 770051255402087
- Jacqueline McGregor, M.D.Houston, TX 770051831308865
- Susan Meixner, M.D.Houston, TX 770051912122177
- Susan Sparkman, M.D.Houston, TX 770051861468738
- Lorna Wilks, MDHouston, TX 770051629498316
Common questions
What is Stephen Alter Tew, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Alter Tew, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114917713, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Alter Tew, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX, 77005. Phone: (713) 661-0404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Alter Tew, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E4716, 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 Stephen Alter Tew, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Alter Tew, M.D. had 399 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; 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.