Dr. Richard James Foley, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Nephrologist
NPI1083699383PAC ID7416993803
Medicare services, 2024
2,908
Medicare patients, 2024
374
Part D claims, 2024
2,505
Publications
3
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
607 Timberdale Ln, Houston, TX 77090
Practice phone
Call (281) 440-3005
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Primary practice

North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates PA

Houston, Texas

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Dr. Richard James Foley is a nephrologist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Foley practices at North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates PA in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Foley's NPI, 1083699383, was assigned on December 8, 2005. Dr. Foley graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1977. Dr. Foley holds Texas license G2133.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7416993803
NPI enumeration date
December 8, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(281) 440-3005
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
75
Medical school graduation
1977

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

Dr. Richard James Foley practices at North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates PA in Houston, Texas

Dr. Foley's primary practice is North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates PA, at 607 Timberdale Ln, Houston, TX 77090 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 440-3005.

  • North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates PA
    607 Timberdale Ln, Houston, TX 77090 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 440-3005

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

Dr. Richard James Foley is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Foley's primary practice is North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates PA in Houston, Texas. Dr. Foley is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates, P.A. Dmand AI also links Dr. Foley to 2 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard James Foley's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Foley practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates PAAvailable with a free account
+9 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Richard James Foley is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas

Nephrology is Dr. Foley's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Foley is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Foley's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, California and Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, TexasPrimaryLicense G2133 · 1982 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • California licenseSince 1978
  • Illinois license1980 to 1984

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease and fluid and electrolyte imbalances among the conditions Dr. Foley treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Foley

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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

Dr. Richard James Foley billed Medicare for 2,908 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,908 Medicare services from Dr. Foley across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 374 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,809 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,908
Medicare patients374
Paid by Medicare$82,809
Procedure codes11

Dr. Foley's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,6312024: 1,5008%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6062024: 5932%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4452024: 4225%
Other services
2023: 02024: 236
Lab and pathology
2023: 1362024: 15715%

Dr. Foley compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Foley
  • Texas median
Medicare services
2,908vs 1,0482.8 times
Medicare patients
374vs 27735% above
Part D claims
2,150vs 7582.8 times

Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Foley's 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 James Foley treated 374 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Foley in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 145 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.00, 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. Foley's median patient age at 73, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 2024374
Average age73
Average risk score4.00
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Foley's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Foley's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16845%
  • Men20655%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Foley's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes54%
  5. Ischemic heart disease47%
  6. Arthritis45%
  7. Heart failure35%
  8. Atrial fibrillation24%

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

Dr. Foley's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men54%

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

Dr. Richard James Foley wrote 2,505 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Foley wrote 2,505 Medicare Part D claims for 424 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,150 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $250,204 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,885 claims across 42 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,505
Drugs named by CMS36
Total drug cost$250,204
Part D patients424

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

  • Generic2,092 claims84%
  • Brand-name413 claims16%

Dr. Foley's 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. Foley's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%40 of 2,505 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: 1,8852024: 2,15014%

Drugs named by CMS: 36 in 2024, 42 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

How Dr. Richard James Foley takes part in Medicare

Dr. Foley accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Richard James Foley has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Foley. The most frequent topics are Kidney and Renal Dialysis. Dr. Foley's most frequent co-authors are Ronald W. Hamner, MD and William B. Reeves, MD.

Papers3

Topics Dr. Foley writes about most

  • Kidney
  • Renal Dialysis

Dr. Foley's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Foley

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Richard James Foley received $6,846 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 357 general payments to Dr. Foley from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,543.

General payments to Dr. Foley by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Foley by kind, 2016 to 2025

$6.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$6,75599%
  • Education$921%

Companies that paid Dr. Foley the most, 2016 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 James Foley has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Foley.

Awards and honors for Dr. Foley

  1. Undated
    • Checkbook Top Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Richard James Foley graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago

Dr. Foley graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1977.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Richard James Foley accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers

Dr. Foley is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Foley accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO12
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Richard James Foley'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 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)
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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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 James Foley's NPI number?

Dr. Richard James Foley's NPI number is 1083699383. It was assigned on December 8, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard James Foley?

Dr. Richard James Foley is a nephrologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Richard James Foley practice?

Dr. Foley practices at 607 Timberdale Ln, Houston, TX 77090. Dr. Foley's primary practice is North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates PA in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Foley to 2 hospitals, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Richard James Foley's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Foley is (281) 440-3005.

What is Dr. Richard James Foley's medical license number?

Dr. Foley holds Texas license G2133, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Richard James Foley been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Foley in Texas (1982 to 2027), California (since 1978) and Illinois (1980 to 1984).

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard James Foley affiliated with?

Dr. Foley is affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Foley to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Richard James Foley part of?

Dr. Foley is linked to North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates, P.A.

Does Dr. Richard James Foley accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Foley billed Medicare for 2,908 services in 2024, and Dr. Foley accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard James Foley see?

CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Foley in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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Is Dr. Richard James Foley board certified?

Yes. Dr. Foley is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Richard James Foley bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Foley's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0885), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Richard James Foley go to medical school?

Dr. Foley graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1977.

What drugs does Dr. Richard James Foley prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Foley's most prescribed drugs by claims were Calcitriol, Carvedilol and Losartan Potassium.

Has Dr. Richard James Foley received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,846 in general payments to Dr. Foley from 32 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Richard James Foley been practicing?

Dr. Foley graduated from medical school in 1977, 49 years ago.

Does Dr. Richard James Foley do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Foley.

Who does Dr. Richard James Foley publish with?

Dr. Foley's most frequent co-authors are Ronald W. Hamner, MD (1 shared paper) and William B. Reeves, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Richard James Foley accept?

Dr. Foley is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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