Psychiatry of Texas Data Breach

Psychiatry of Texas, a Houston-area psychiatric practice, reported a data breach affecting 4,565 patients — and had to resort to a statewide media broadcast because it couldn’t reach everyone by mail.

Psychiatry of Texas PLLC, a private psychiatric practice based in Houston, reported a data breach affecting 4,565 Texas residents in a filing with the Texas Attorney General published September 1, 2026. The breach was independently listed on the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Breach Alert ticker the same day. The Texas filing does not disclose when the underlying incident occurred or was discovered.

Source: Texas Attorney General data security breach report (published 09/01/2026); Identity Theft Resource Center Breach Alert ticker (listed 09/01/2026).

A Notice Method That Signals a Bigger Problem

Psychiatry of Texas’s filing lists its notice method as U.S. mail and a broadcast on Texas-wide media. Broadcasting a notice statewide is a substitute method available under Texas law when a company lacks sufficient contact information to reach part of the affected group by mail. In other words, Psychiatry of Texas could not reach some meaningful portion of its affected patients directly, which raises its own questions about the practice’s recordkeeping.

What Information Was Exposed?

According to the Texas Attorney General filing, the exposed information includes:

• Name
• Address
• Social Security number
• Medical information
• Health insurance information

Because Psychiatry of Texas is a psychiatric practice, the medical information involved is behavioral health information — among the most sensitive categories of personal data.

How Many People Are Affected?

The Texas Attorney General filing confirms 4,565 affected Texas residents. Psychiatry of Texas has not disclosed a broader national total, though as a Houston-based practice, the Texas figure is likely to represent most or all of those affected.

What Is Psychiatry of Texas Offering Affected Individuals?

Psychiatry of Texas has not publicly disclosed whether it is offering credit monitoring or identity protection services. Anyone who received a notice letter, or saw the statewide media notice, should contact the practice directly or reach out to us for help figuring out next steps.

Your Information Is at Risk

Social Security numbers combined with health insurance and behavioral health information create a heightened risk of both financial identity theft and medical identity theft, including someone using your insurance to obtain treatment or file fraudulent claims in your name. Because this involves mental health treatment records specifically, affected patients may also have concerns about the privacy of sensitive behavioral health information beyond the usual identity-theft risk. Affected individuals should monitor financial accounts, insurance statements, and credit reports closely.

Do You Have Legal Options?

Healthcare providers that collect and store Social Security numbers and behavioral health records have a legal duty to secure that data and to notify affected patients without unreasonable delay.

Contact the Data Breach Attorneys at Emery | Reddy today for a Free Case Review if you received a notice letter, or saw the statewide media notice, from Psychiatry of Texas.

Your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name and other personal details. Organizations that manage healthcare data are legally required to safeguard this information. When PII is exposed in a data breach, it can potentially be used by cybercriminals to commit identity theft, financial fraud, or other misuse.

Much of the information involved in this incident may also qualify as Protected Health Information (PHI). PHI includes medical or healthcare-related data protected under federal and state privacy laws. When PHI is compromised, it can be misused for medical identity theft or insurance fraud.

FAQ

Who is affected by the Psychiatry of Texas data breach?

4,565 Texas residents, according to the Texas Attorney General’s data security breach report. Psychiatry of Texas has not disclosed a broader national total.

What information was exposed?

Name, address, Social Security number, medical information, and health insurance information, according to the Texas Attorney General filing. Because Psychiatry of Texas is a psychiatric practice, the medical information involved is behavioral health information.

Why did Psychiatry of Texas use a media broadcast instead of just mailing notices?

Texas law allows substitute notice methods, including a statewide media broadcast, when a company doesn’t have enough contact information to reach part of the affected group by mail. Its use here suggests Psychiatry of Texas could not reach some affected patients directly.

When did the breach happen?

The Texas filing does not disclose an incident or discovery date, and no company notice letter has been independently located yet.

Do I have a legal claim?

Healthcare providers that collect and store Social Security numbers and behavioral health records have a legal duty to secure that data and to notify affected patients without unreasonable delay. If you received a notice letter, or saw the statewide media notice, contact the Data Breach Attorneys at Emery | Reddy at 916.995.5968 or www.emeryreddy.com for a Free Case Review. No Fee Unless We Recover.