Laurence D. Rhines, M.D.
NPI 1457444911ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Houston, TX
Neurological Surgery (M.D.) in Houston, Texas, trained at Harvard Medical School (class of 1993). Medicare paid $49,428 for services to 39 patients in 2024. Icotec Medical Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $100,969 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1457444911 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 2, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 23, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | May 23, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurological Surgery Primary | 207T00000X | L1979 | TX |
| Surgery, Surgical Oncology | 2086X0206X | L1979 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 39 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 129 across 32 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $49,428 |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Harvard Medical School |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1993 |
| Medicare specialty | Neurosurgery |
Medical group
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX · 2,765 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$100,969 · 57 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$47,111 · 41 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Icotec Medical Inc. | $83,918 | 48 |
| Vb Spine LLC | $16,552 | 8 |
| Synthes Gmbh | $500.00 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$78,964 · 10 payments
- Travel and Lodging$19,381 · 14 payments
- Food and Beverage$2,253 · 32 payments
- Entertainment$371.45 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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