William Brian Brendel, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Houston, TX
William Brian Brendel, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720245871, issued on May 16, 2008. Check the license (Texas P1729, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Brian Brendel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License numbers
- P1729 TX
BP10032001 TX
ML60095617 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 77089
- Phone
- (281) 929-6259
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 929-6365
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120913000716); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Brian Brendel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P1729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 claims
- Eliquis16 claims
- Gabapentin16 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl16 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
- Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Brian Brendel among 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas
William Brian Brendel, MD is one of 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Texas. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 512 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jesse Carlucci, PTAHouston, TX 770901912632548
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- Helen Schilling, MDHouston, TX 770901053431213
- Vincent Talosig, D.OHouston, TX 770901073654984
- Joseph Dang, MDHouston, TX 770921497850416
- Jacqueline Rosas, PT, DPTHouston, TX 770941982560017
- Ronald Carlos, PTAHouston, TX 770951710793047
- Tiffaney Woodard, PTAHouston, TX 770951205455714
Common questions
What is William Brian Brendel, MD's NPI number?
William Brian Brendel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720245871, issued on May 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Brian Brendel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX, 77089. Phone: (281) 929-6259. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Brian Brendel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P1729, 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 William Brian Brendel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Brian Brendel, MD had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.