Cindy Kiel Buban , PA
Physician Assistant • College Station, TX
1721 Birmingham Dr, Suite 204
College Station, TX 778454081
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on August 27, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 472 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 80053 — Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals: 89 service units.
- G2211 — Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 73 service units.
- 85025 — Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count: 66 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 432 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Doxycycline Hyclate — 38 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin — 27 prescription fills, including refills.
- Meloxicam — 27 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 24 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in College Station, TX (2024, 34 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 146. Middle half: 61 to 362.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 211. Middle half: 76 to 593.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 606 in 2020 to 472 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1721 Birmingham Dr
Suite 204
College Station, TX 778454081
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast Pllc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston
1997
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
177 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $9,827 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $7,819 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
735 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$18,080 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $576.60 across 30 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $576.60 across 30 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 10)
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $252.39 across 14 records.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $78.98 across 4 records.
- Exact Sciences Corporation: $68.56 across 4 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
29 years (graduated 1997)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1997 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Cindy Buban has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Cindy Buban as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in College Station and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in College Station, TX (2024, 34 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 146. Middle half: 61 to 362.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 211. Middle half: 76 to 593.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in College Station, TX (2024, 34 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,984. Middle half: $5,267 to $25,007.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,434. Middle half: $6,111 to $35,691.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in College Station, TX (2024, 34 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,375. Middle half: $3,642 to $18,645.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,276. Middle half: $4,395 to $26,238.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in College Station, TX (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 246. Middle half: 58 to 636.
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 261. Middle half: 73 to 938.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in College Station, TX (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,111. Middle half: $593 to $66,523.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,999. Middle half: $749 to $103,240.
60 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in College Station, TX (11,008 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in College Station
10% of these 60 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
70% of these 60 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 22% from 606 in 2020 to 472 in 2024.
- 2020: 606
- 2021: 1,611
- 2022: 640
- 2023: 736
- 2024: 472
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 80% from $50,225 in 2020 to $9,827 in 2024.
- 2020: $50,225
- 2021: $125,735
- 2022: $52,250
- 2023: $17,183
- 2024: $9,827
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 80% from $38,696 in 2020 to $7,819 in 2024.
- 2020: $38,696
- 2021: $96,439
- 2022: $36,791
- 2023: $14,036
- 2024: $7,819
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 13 in 2020 to 432 in 2024.
- 2020: 13
- 2021: 1,407
- 2022: 2,371
- 2023: 303
- 2024: 432
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 13 in 2020 to 735 in 2024.
- 2020: 13
- 2021: 1,415
- 2022: 2,378
- 2023: 364
- 2024: 735
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $96 in 2020 to $18,080 in 2024.
- 2020: $96
- 2021: $56,269
- 2022: $110,575
- 2023: $2,707
- 2024: $18,080
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $136.61 in 2023 to $576.60 in 2025.
- 2023: $136.61
- 2024: $336.80
- 2025: $576.60
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 30 records totaling $576.60.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $34.09 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $32.91 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PREVNAR 20 | General | $29.10 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSUPRA | General | $27.81 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $25.07 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $24.98 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $24.61 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $21.22 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $20.35 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XYOSTED | General | $20.28 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $20.15 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $18.48 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSUPRA | General | $18.31 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit | General | $18.11 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit | General | $17.75 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit | General | $17.48 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $16.99 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSUPRA | General | $16.90 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $16.85 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $16.70 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $16.46 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSUPRA | General | $15.96 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $15.76 |
| TOLMAR, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JATENZO | General | $15.58 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit | General | $15.22 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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80053
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
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89 | 86 | $43.00 | $10.23 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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73 | 66 | $49.00 | $13.36 |
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85025
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
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66 | 64 | $32.00 | $7.49 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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66 | 59 | $226.27 | $70.56 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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60 | 59 | $40.00 | $9.52 |
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80061
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
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41 | 41 | $55.00 | $13.12 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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24 | 24 | $11.00 | $8.65 |
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84443
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
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22 | 20 | $69.00 | $16.46 |
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82306
Vitamin d-3 level
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18 | 18 | $111.00 | $29.01 |
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99441
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes
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13 | 13 | $134.00 | $45.30 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 38 | 272 | $217.50 | 37 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 27 | 1,230 | $211.32 | 13 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 27 | 1,650 | $90.35 | — |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 27 | 1,890 | $124.31 | 13 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 25 | 1,530 | $103.72 | 13 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 22 | 1,440 | $190.26 | — |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 22 | 1,500 | $149.34 | 13 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 20 | 237 | $55.35 | 14 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 18 | 1,620 | $196.83 | — |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 17 | 85 | $71.49 | 16 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 16 | 492 | $162.08 | — |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 15 | 116 | $68.17 | 13 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 15 | 630 | $11,742.81 | — |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 14 | 1,140 | $108.76 | — |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 14 | 84 | $91.70 | 14 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 14 | 1,260 | $279.06 | — |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 14 | 1,065 | $151.99 | — |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 14 | 181 | $228.41 | 13 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 14 | 225 | $181.81 | — |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | 107 | $92.20 | 13 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 12 | 410 | $99.29 | — |
| Boostrix Tdap | Diphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac | 12 | 215 | $859.50 | 12 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 11 | 870 | $131.12 | — |
| Shingrix | Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf | 11 | 214 | $2,472.26 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20080207000350
TX
2062595523
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast Pllc
3201 University Dr E, Bryan, TX 778023484
Phone: 9797318655
Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast Pllc
7900 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770542935
Phone: 7135127500
Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast Pllc
17510 W Grand Pkwy S, Sugar Land, TX 774792649
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated August 27, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
1721 Birmingham Dr, Suite 204
College Station, TX 778454082
Phone: 9796968000