Active NPI 1962462002 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Richard G. Nixon , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Richard Nixon, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 43 years of clinical experience since graduating from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1983, Dr. Nixon delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1919 NORTH LOOP W STE 115.

Dr. Nixon is affiliated with Northwest Orthopedic Associates, P.A. and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, x-ray of knee, 3 views, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1919 North Loop W Ste 115

Houston, TX 770081392

Telephone 7138642663

Fax 7138020684

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Northwest Orthopedic Associates, P.a. Facility NPI 1083727226

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Baylor College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1983

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

43 Yrs +18.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.1 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

214 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (1627 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

6.1% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

69.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Nixon (43 Years) 43 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (24.1 Years) 24.1 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	3,337	77	$0.69	$0.12
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	220	157	$94.00	$38.54
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	164	98	$156.22	$71.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	115	89	$150.00	$54.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	78	$187.80	$123.18
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	62	13	$200.00	$72.04
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	61	57	$5500.00	$1256.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	60	52	$175.00	$87.46
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	57	57	$375.00	$209.83
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	54	37	$75.87	$29.30
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	52	52	$350.00	$162.13
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	24	23	$96.00	$44.88
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	24	19	$19.00	$6.32
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	23	19	$85.39	$31.43
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	22	22	$300.00	$173.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	222	151	$88.35	$38.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	190	92	$160.53	$75.99
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	140	30	$200.00	$73.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	109	92	$150.00	$57.43
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	108	62	$19.00	$7.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	72	$175.00	$129.31
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	78	78	$350.00	$169.48
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	69	47	$61.48	$25.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	65	58	$175.00	$91.73
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	55	54	$5500.00	$1322.08
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	49	49	$375.00	$223.55
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	42	35	$79.38	$31.19
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	34	32	$88.00	$43.56
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	26	25	$28.00	$11.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	191	129	$90.54	$41.22
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	185	114	$157.67	$75.93
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	129	99	$150.00	$58.37
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	101	69	$37.00	$10.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	96	81	$175.00	$93.48
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	88	81	$175.00	$131.98
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	88	57	$68.00	$28.94
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	68	68	$331.62	$171.88
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	56	41	$19.00	$7.20
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	54	12	$200.00	$75.36
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	45	36	$86.67	$35.36
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	36	33	$5500.00	$1323.87
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	27	22	$93.48	$46.88
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	26	18	$1300.00	$1129.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$283.00	$115.91
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	22	22	$32.00	$12.96
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	14	14	$357.14	$227.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	171	121	$92.07	$41.35
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	168	118	$149.60	$74.18
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	155	95	$37.00	$10.65
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	137	108	$150.00	$58.37
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	76	71	$175.00	$93.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	73	$175.00	$134.57
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	63	43	$75.14	$32.09
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	52	36	$1294.23	$1217.90
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	43	39	$5500.00	$1343.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$250.00	$174.09
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	38	$225.00	$115.13
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	26	25	$88.00	$35.83
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	18	16	$88.44	$44.62
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	14	13	$102.00	$54.39
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	11	11	$28.00	$11.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	161	110	$162.16	$74.26
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	153	84	$37.00	$11.48
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	105	78	$89.60	$38.33
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	93	78	$150.00	$46.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	79	74	$175.00	$77.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	69	$175.00	$112.28
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	54	40	$76.89	$31.39
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	53	32	$1200.00	$1159.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$250.00	$169.70
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	32	30	$5500.00	$1425.29
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	31	29	$84.13	$32.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$225.00	$107.71
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	21	19	$92.76	$44.97
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	17	17	$325.00	$213.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	223	129	$157.01	$69.55
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	203	112	$37.00	$12.11
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	134	109	$69.36	$27.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	103	88	$105.10	$75.00
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	100	78	$75.60	$45.75
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	98	90	$151.28	$109.31
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	72	14	$376.11	$281.85
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	63	51	$48.95	$17.68
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	57	57	$250.00	$164.55
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	49	49	$28.00	$11.34
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	48	48	$289.38	$209.48
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	39	38	$5500.00	$1370.24
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	33	32	$172.42	$143.89
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	29	23	$75.59	$27.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$171.96	$110.02
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	26	23	$59.38	$26.31
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	15	11	$1220.00	$1040.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	231	128	$145.29	$62.79
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	189	113	$37.00	$12.95
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	166	123	$86.84	$31.05
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	98	89	$100.00	$69.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	96	76	$70.00	$42.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	87	$150.00	$103.47
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	84	58	$68.60	$23.14
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	84	21	$330.00	$142.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	50	50	$220.00	$157.74
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	41	40	$5500.00	$1271.76
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	37	30	$76.65	$25.70
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	36	31	$88.39	$35.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$150.00	$103.51
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	27	27	$230.00	$198.66
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	24	24	$28.00	$10.86
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	22	22	$170.00	$135.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	267	124	$153.53	$63.97
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	224	114	$37.00	$11.02
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	151	111	$83.51	$29.83
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	140	104	$70.00	$41.32
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	109	92	$100.00	$68.95
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	108	21	$330.00	$147.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	94	87	$150.00	$101.38
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	71	49	$58.21	$19.18
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	46	35	$85.65	$34.80
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	43	43	$220.00	$155.54
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	42	36	$88.00	$29.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$150.00	$102.44
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	25	25	$5500.00	$1302.64
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	18	$170.00	$137.34
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	19	19	$28.00	$10.72
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	13	$170.00	$96.52

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-04-05

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License TX G8317

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Northwest Orthopedic Associates, P.a.

1919 N Loop W, Houston, TX 770081392

Phone: 7138642663

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

1 Associated Practitioners

Dr. James Kendrick , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1700874112

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location April 05, 2022

Registered at 1919 NORTH LOOP W STE 115, HOUSTON, TX 770081392 (Tel: 7138642663)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 05, 2022

Registered at 1919 NORTH LOOP W STE 115, HOUSTON, TX 770081392 (Tel: 7138642663)

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NPI Profile Active December 10, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 10, 2007

Registered at 10555 NORTHWEST FWY, #140, HOUSTON, TX 770928209 (Tel: 7138642663)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 10, 2007

Registered at 10555 NORTHWEST FWY, #140, HOUSTON, TX 770928209 (Tel: 7138642663)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 10, 2007

Recorded as RICHARD NIXON, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 10, 2007

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #G8317 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 24, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1962462002

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 24, 2006

Last Update: April 05, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1919 North Loop W Ste 115

Houston, TX 770081392

Phone: 7138642663

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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