April Gatson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Longview, TX
April Gatson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Longview, Texas, and NPI 1649275470, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (Texas L2274, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April Gatson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- L2274 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 N 4TH St, Longview, TX 75601
- Phone
- (903) 663-2515
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2024
- Fax
- (903) 663-2571
- Medicaid ID
- 145853101 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060913000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 801 N 4TH St
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Verify April Gatson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L2274Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
19,388 Medicare Part D claims for 642 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 1,848 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,230 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium717 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate662 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium517 claims
- Potassium Chloride448 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium429 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,336.51
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
April Gatson among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
April Gatson, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Longview
They are 40 of the 2,066 NPPES records with a practice address in Longview, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is April Gatson, M.D.'s NPI number?
April Gatson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649275470, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April Gatson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 N 4TH St, Longview, TX, 75601. Phone: (903) 663-2515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April Gatson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2274, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does April Gatson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April Gatson, M.D. had 19,388 Medicare Part D claims for 642 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.