Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1699033340PAC ID2163778390
Medicare services, 2024
547
Medicare patients, 2024
165
Part D claims, 2024
1,372
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
7789 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074
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Primary practice

Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Southwest LLP - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Houston, Texas

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Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins is a gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Robbins practices at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Southwest LLP - HOPD in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Robbins' NPI, 1699033340, was assigned on May 1, 2012. Dr. Robbins graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2012. Dr. Robbins holds Texas license R5461.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2163778390
NPI enumeration date
May 1, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins practices at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Southwest LLP - HOPD in Houston, Texas

Dr. Robbins' primary practice is Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Southwest LLP - HOPD, at 7789 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074.

  • Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Southwest LLP - HOPD
    7789 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074

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Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Robbins' primary practice is Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Southwest LLP - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dr. Robbins is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Digestive Diseases Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Robbins to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Robbins practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Southwest LLP - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins is one of 1,341 gastroenterologists in Texas

Gastroenterology is Dr. Robbins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Robbins is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Robbins is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, TexasPrimaryLicense R5461 · 2017 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic anemia, chronic indigestion, gastroduodenitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among the conditions Dr. Robbins treats.

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Robbins

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

Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins billed Medicare for 547 services in 2024

CMS data shows 547 Medicare services from Dr. Robbins across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 165 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,672 for them.

Medicare services, 2024547
Medicare patients165
Paid by Medicare$36,672
Procedure codes9

Dr. Robbins' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2132024: 31146%
Lab and pathology
2023: 2582024: 13647%
Surgery
2023: 732024: 10037%

Where Dr. Robbins' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office34162%
  • In a facility20638%

Dr. Robbins compared with the Texas median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Robbins
  • Texas median
Medicare services
547vs 5058% above
Medicare patients
165vs 28442% below
Part D claims
1,237vs 4932.5 times

Medians across 1,281 gastroenterologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Robbins' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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. Richard Benjamin Robbins treated 165 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 165 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Robbins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 85 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Robbins' median patient age at 63, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024165
Average age71
Average risk score1.98
Also on Medicaid29%

Dr. Robbins' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Robbins' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8954%
  • Men7646%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Robbins' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Diabetes48%
  5. Ischemic heart disease40%
  6. Chronic kidney disease39%
  7. Anxiety28%
  8. Heart failure27%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Robbins' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins wrote 1,372 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Robbins wrote 1,372 Medicare Part D claims for 404 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,237 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $229,740 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 997 claims across 15 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,372
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$229,740
Part D patients404

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

  • Generic1,030 claims75%
  • Brand-name342 claims25%

Dr. Robbins' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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. Robbins' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics5%66 of 1,372 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, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 9972024: 1,23724%

Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 15 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins ranks in the 63rd percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare

Dr. Robbins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Robbins as offering telehealth. CMS counts 48 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Robbins, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Robbins ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
63rd percentile48 procedures
Colonoscopy
61st percentile45 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Robbins in 2015. Dr. Robbins has published most often in Gastrointest Endosc. Dr. Robbins' most frequent co-authors are Deepak Agrawal, MD, Waqar A. Qureshi, MD and Amit Singal, MD.

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Dr. Robbins' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Robbins

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Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins received $8,682 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 363 general payments to Dr. Robbins from 39 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,545.

General payments to Dr. Robbins by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Robbins by kind, 2017 to 2025

$8.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$8,06493%
  • Travel and lodging$5306%
  • Grants$751%
  • Education$140%

Companies that paid Dr. Robbins the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins graduated from Medical College of Georgia

Dr. Robbins graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia
  2. Board certified in gastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers

Dr. Robbins is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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

  1. HMO12
  2. PPO12
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Richard Benjamin Robbins' NPI number?

Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins' NPI number is 1699033340. It was assigned on May 1, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins?

Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins is a gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins practice?

Dr. Robbins practices at 7789 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074. Dr. Robbins' primary practice is Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Southwest LLP - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Robbins to 3 hospitals, 4 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins' medical license number?

Dr. Robbins holds Texas license R5461.

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins affiliated with?

Dr. Robbins is affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Robbins to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins part of?

Dr. Robbins is linked to Houston Digestive Diseases Consultants. Dmand AI links Dr. Robbins to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Robbins billed Medicare for 547 services in 2024, and Dr. Robbins accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Robbins as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins see?

CMS counts 165 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Robbins in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins board certified?

Yes. Dr. Robbins is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Robbins' most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), office visit, established patient (99213) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins go to medical school?

Dr. Robbins graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2012.

What drugs does Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Robbins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Linzess and Famotidine.

Has Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,682 in general payments to Dr. Robbins from 39 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins been practicing?

Dr. Robbins graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

Does Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Robbins.

Who does Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins publish with?

Dr. Robbins' most frequent co-authors are Deepak Agrawal, MD (1 shared paper), Waqar A. Qureshi, MD (1 shared paper) and Amit Singal, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Richard Benjamin Robbins accept?

Dr. Robbins is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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