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Dr. Joseph Herbert , MD

Neurological Surgery β€’ Katy, TX

Active NPI 1518319136 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

23960 Katy Fwy Ste 380
Katy, TX 774940893

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

23960 Katy Fwy Ste 380

Katy, TX 774940893

Telephone 2815006366
Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Mhs Physicians Of Texas. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026

Graduation Year

2016

30-day fills

16 standardized 30-day fills in 2021

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

$80 in 2021

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2021, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

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, 2021.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $778.45 across 14 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $778.45 across 14 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)

  • Stryker Corporation: $330.57 across 6 records.
  • Orthofix Medical, Inc.: $145.95 across 2 records.
  • Alphatec Spine, Inc: $142.05 across 1 record.

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.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

10 years (graduated 2016)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

NPI first issued

2016

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.

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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Herbert 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Herbert 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Katy and Texas

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part D

Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Herbert are from 2021.

3 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Katy, TX (669 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2021), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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

Open Payments Β· Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 14 records totaling $778.45.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Stryker Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM General $175.27
Alphatec Spine, Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Other - Miscellaneous General $142.05
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
Spinal-Stim General $107.30
Stryker Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
N/A General $61.31
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ACIS General $47.89
Stryker Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
N/A General $40.23
Medtronic, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
MIDAS REX General $39.16
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
7D Surgical System General $38.65
Stryker Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
N/A General $29.67
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VIPER General $28.96
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VIPER General $26.15
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VIPER General $17.72
Stryker Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
N/A General $14.41
Stryker Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
N/A General $9.68

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2021.

CMS Part D Β· Data Year 2021
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Oxycodone Hcl Oxycodone Hcl 16 87 $79.72 15

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2021; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-02-13
Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

License # reported to NPPES TX U9269

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Neurological Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

License # reported to NPPES WA MD61401843

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X

License # reported to NPPES WA MD61401843

Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X

License # reported to NPPES TX U9269

Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20230718002162

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

WA

PECOS Control ID

4981996600

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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, CMS release of October 2, 2026

Mhs Physicians Of Texas

18955 N Memorial Dr, Humble, TX 773384396

Phone: 2813198530

Mhs Physicians Of Texas

23900 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX 774941323

Phone: 2816448111

Mhs Physicians Of Texas

23960 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX 774940893

Phone: 2815006366

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

7 listed
Dr. Shima Bozorgui , MD, MPH

Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology

NPI 1386172716

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master of Public Health

Nicole Gutierrez , AGACNP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NPI 1255999686

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Amy Henard , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1891385605

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Matthew Kole , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1073856399

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Elvira Lekka , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1306303615

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Shannon Wheeler

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1962816330

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

12 Historical Events
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Updated Practice Location September 17, 2024

Registered at 23960 KATY FWY STE 380, KATY, TX 774940893 (Tel: 2815006366)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 17, 2024

Registered at 23960 KATY FWY STE 380, KATY, TX 774940893 (Tel: 2815006366)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 26, 2024

Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: WA MD61401843)

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Updated Practice Location September 28, 2023

Registered at 325 9TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 981042420 (Tel: 2065205000)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 28, 2023

Registered at PO BOX 50095, SEATTLE, WA 981455095

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 28, 2023

Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: WA MD61401843)

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NPI Profile Active July 07, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) July 07, 2016

Registered at ONE HOSPITAL DRIVE, DC048.00, MC314 MCHANEY HALL, COLUMBIA, MO 65212 (Tel: 5738824908)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) July 07, 2016

Registered at ONE HOSPITAL DRIVE, DC048.00, MC314 MCHANEY HALL, COLUMBIA, MO 65212 (Tel: 5738824908)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) July 07, 2016

Recorded as JOSEPH HERBERT, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 07, 2016

Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MO 2016019467)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 07, 2016

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1518319136
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: July 07, 2016
Last Update: February 13, 2025
Sole Proprietor: No

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Healthcare providers in Katy

Mailing Address

23960 Katy Fwy Ste 380

Katy, TX 774940893

Phone: 2815006366

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.