NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Michael Ratliff

Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

William Michael Ratliff is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851304679, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas H1015, 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
1851304679
Name
William Michael Ratliff
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
H1015 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1631 North Loop West #645, Houston, TX 77008
Phone
(713) 862-9900
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 862-9769
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120306000390); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

82 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Ratliff82
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl53 claims
  2. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim14 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: $20.30

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Ratliff$20.30
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

William Michael Ratliff among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

William Michael Ratliff is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronnie Adams, MDHouston, TX 770081417065160
  2. Ritha Belizaire, M.D.Houston, TX 770081962664490
  3. Alicia Lay, M.D.Houston, TX 770081134568751
  4. Christophe Salcedo, MDHouston, TX 770081912015488
  5. Kendell Sowards, M.D.Houston, TX 770081417206772
  6. Jose Tang, MDHouston, TX 770081497863963
  7. Rose ThomasHouston, TX 770081629504295
  8. Dana Myers, M.D.Houston, TX 770051154615219

Common questions

What is William Michael Ratliff's NPI number?

William Michael Ratliff's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851304679, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Michael Ratliff located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 North Loop West #645, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 862-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Michael Ratliff's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H1015, 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 Michael Ratliff prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Michael Ratliff had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.