Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Shenandoah, TX
Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1821005539, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (Texas M9289, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- M9289 TX
232973 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17201 I H 45 S, Shenandoah, TX 77385
- Phone
- (936) 270-2099
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 199657104 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090225000483); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M9289Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
73 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Shenandoah
They are 73 of the 966 NPPES records with a practice address in Shenandoah, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.
All 1,587 in Texas → Every provider in Shenandoah → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
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- Anuj Goel, MDShenandoah, TX 773851770792434
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Common questions
What is Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu, MD's NPI number?
Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821005539, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17201 I H 45 S, Shenandoah, TX, 77385. Phone: (936) 270-2099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M9289, 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 Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yaw B. Frimpong-Badu, MD had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.