Richard Andrews, M.D.
Richard Andrews, M.D. is an Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Brownsville, TX, registered under NPI 1225016520. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 954 E MADISON ST, Brownsville, TX 78520. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| M8496 | TX | Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine)… primary |
This provider holds licence M8496 issued in TX. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Addiction Medicine
- PAC ID
- 2668368150
- Enrollment ID
- I20080807000193
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Addiction Medicine. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Addiction Medicine covers
A family medicine physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of addictions. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 207QA0401X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1225016520 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jan 6, 2006 |
| Last updated | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Practice address |
954 E MADISON ST Brownsville, TX 78520 (956) 550-9970 |
| Mailing address |
9020 EMPRESS LN Harlingen, TX 78552 |
| Other identifiers |
196831501
· Medicaid (TX) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Sum = 50 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 0 · actual last digit = 0
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.