Dr. Robert Szema, MD, PhD

  • Houston, TX
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1639335417
Medicare services, 2023
24
Part D claims, 2024
50
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$34
Practice address
9774 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77055
Practice phone
Call (832) 358-0200
Professional email
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Primary practice

Sacred Heart Emergency Center

Houston, Texas

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Dr. Robert Szema is an emergency medicine physician in Houston, Texas

Dr. Szema practices at Sacred Heart Emergency Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Szema's NPI, 1639335417, was assigned on July 31, 2008. Dr. Szema graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2006. Dr. Szema holds Texas license N4144.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
July 31, 2008
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(832) 358-0200
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Robert Szema practices at Sacred Heart Emergency Center in Houston, Texas

Dr. Szema's primary practice is Sacred Heart Emergency Center, at 9774 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77055 in Harris County. The practice phone is (832) 358-0200.

  • Sacred Heart Emergency Center
    9774 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77055 · Harris CountyPhone(832) 358-0200

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Robert Szema is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Szema's primary practice is Sacred Heart Emergency Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Szema is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center. The medical group on file is ACS Primary Care Physicians Southwest, PA.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Szema's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sacred Heart Emergency CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert Szema is one of 4,831 emergency medicine physicians in Texas

Emergency medicine is Dr. Szema's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Szema is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Szema is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense N4144 · 2009 to 2026 · taxonomy 207P00000X

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Dr. Robert Szema billed Medicare for 24 services in 2023

CMS data shows 24 Medicare services from Dr. Szema across 1 procedure code in 2023. Medicare paid $1,581 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202324
Paid by Medicare$1,581
Procedure codes1

Dr. Szema's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 612023: 2461%
Tests and treatments
2022: 192023: 0100%

Dr. Szema compared with the Texas median for emergency medicine physicians, 2023

  • Dr. Szema
  • Texas median
Medicare services
24vs 22589% below
Part D claims
11vs 7485% below

Medians across 4,588 emergency medicine physicians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Szema's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert Szema's patients have a median age of 40

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Szema's median patient age at 40, with 55% women.

Dr. Szema's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 40

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men43%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Robert Szema wrote 50 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Szema wrote 50 Medicare Part D claims for 34 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $150 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 65 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 202450
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$150
Part D patients34

Dr. Szema's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic44 claims88%
  • Brand-name and other6 claims12%

Dr. Szema's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Szema's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics36%18 of 50 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022

  • 2021
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 652022: 1183%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 5 in 2021.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

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Dr. Robert Szema has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Szema. The most frequent topics are Optics and Photonics.

Papers2

Topics Dr. Szema writes about most

  • Optics and Photonics

Recent publications by Dr. Szema

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Dr. Robert Szema received $34 in industry payments in 2020

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Szema from 2 drug and device companies in 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $19.

Companies that paid Dr. Szema the most, 2020 to 2020

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert Szema graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Dr. Szema graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2006.

  1. Medical schoolRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

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Dr. Robert Szema accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Szema is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
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Plan types Dr. Szema accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare6
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Robert Szema's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert Szema's NPI number?

Dr. Robert Szema's NPI number is 1639335417. It was assigned on July 31, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Szema?

Dr. Robert Szema is an emergency medicine physician in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert Szema practice?

Dr. Szema practices at 9774 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77055. Dr. Szema's primary practice is Sacred Heart Emergency Center in Houston, Texas.

What is Dr. Robert Szema's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Szema is (832) 358-0200.

What is Dr. Robert Szema's medical license number?

Dr. Szema holds Texas license N4144.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Szema affiliated with?

Dr. Szema is affiliated with Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Robert Szema part of?

Dr. Szema is linked to ACS Primary Care Physicians Southwest, PA.

Does Dr. Robert Szema accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Szema billed Medicare for 24 services in 2023.

Is Dr. Robert Szema board certified?

Yes. Dr. Szema is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Robert Szema bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Szema's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99284).

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Where did Dr. Robert Szema go to medical school?

Dr. Szema graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Robert Szema prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Szema's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clindamycin HCl.

Has Dr. Robert Szema received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $34 in general payments to Dr. Szema from 2 companies from 2020 to 2020. The largest total came from Genentech, Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert Szema been practicing?

Dr. Szema graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

Does Dr. Robert Szema do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Szema.

What insurance does Dr. Robert Szema accept?

Dr. Szema is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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