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Joseph P. Drain, M.D.

NPI 1407381536ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Houston, TX

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Houston, Texas, trained at Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University (class of 2017). 41 Medicare patients in 2024, $18,911 paid; all of their 51 Part D prescriptions were generic. Alphatec Spine, Inc was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,254 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1407381536
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedApr 26, 2017
Last updated in NPPESSep 1, 2024
Certified by providerSep 1, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XV2059TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (TX); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (UT)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients41
Services billed153 across 41 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$18,911

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)51 · 53 30-day fills
Patients31
Total drug cost$545.14
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolClvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University
Graduation year2017
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,254 · 14 payments from 9 companies
  • 2024$3,298 · 24 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Alphatec Spine, Inc$262.102
Depuy Synthes Sales Inc.$191.662
Globus Medical, Inc.$166.011
Si-Bone, Inc.$159.391
Medtronic, Inc.$155.231

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,254 · 14 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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