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Richard J. Knight, M.D.

NPI 1730111345ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Houston, TX

Surgery (M.D.) in Houston, Texas, licensed in TX, with an NPI issued in July 2006. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $108,828 for 944 claims, against $57,720 paid for services in 2024. One Lambda, Inc. reported $90.34 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1730111345
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 6, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 17, 2017

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XH6876TX
Transplant Surgery204F00000XH6876TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients96
Services billed226 across 21 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$57,720

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)944 · 1,902 30-day fills
Patients117
Total drug cost$108,828
Generic share94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$90.34 · 2 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$28,473 · 20 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
One Lambda, Inc.$90.342

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$90.34 · 2 payments

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

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