Thelma Lopez-Lira, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Thelma Lopez-Lira, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1437125036, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas K0115, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thelma Lopez-Lira
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- K0115 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4525 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
- Phone
- (361) 980-1201
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 980-1401
- Medicaid ID
- 096778802 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thelma Lopez-Lira in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K0115Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,927 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluoxetine Hcl372 claims
- Trazodone Hcl274 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er236 claims
- Risperidone227 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate210 claims
- Lorazepam187 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: $32.05
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Thelma Lopez-Lira among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Thelma Lopez-Lira, 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 updated2013 · 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.
All 3,318 in Texas → Every provider in Corpus Christi → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melanie Ottenbacher, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111710204276
- Krishnaiah Rayasam, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111831188903
- Briana Sacco, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111992933493
- Saadia Zaki, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111891359493
- Ernesto Guido, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784121619958204
- Raul Capitaine, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784131568457315
- Jose Pagan, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784131578545901
- Jack Chelebian, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141295763399
Common questions
What is Thelma Lopez-Lira, MD's NPI number?
Thelma Lopez-Lira, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437125036, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thelma Lopez-Lira, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4525 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411. Phone: (361) 980-1201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thelma Lopez-Lira, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K0115, 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 Thelma Lopez-Lira, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thelma Lopez-Lira, MD had 4,927 Medicare Part D claims for 158 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.