NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arlyn Otero-Lugo

Internal Medicine Physician · Harlingen, TX

Arlyn Otero-Lugo is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1720393887, issued on Aug 13, 2010. Check the license (Texas P7176, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720393887
Name
Arlyn Otero-Lugo
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
P7176 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2121 Pease Street, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone
(956) 389-6565
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131216000070); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2121 Pease Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Monzer Alatrach, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851159164
  2. Niru Cepeda-Iruegas, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1184945875
  3. Sonia Khan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992491773
  4. Karlene Reid, MDInfectious Disease Physician1578643995
  5. Wondwossen Tekle, M.D.Neurology Physician1417192808

Verify Arlyn Otero-Lugo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Arlyn Otero-Lugo16
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bhs Physicians Network, IncHarlingen, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Arlyn Otero-Lugo among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Arlyn Otero-Lugo is one of 9,175 internal 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 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

72 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Harlingen

They are 72 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Harlingen, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anshu Bhatla, MDHarlingen, TX 785501558371005
  2. Gustavo Garcia, MDHarlingen, TX 785501942299607
  3. Manoj Gogia, MDHarlingen, TX 785501841280518
  4. Shridhar Kotta, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501780674432
  5. Mogbolahan Kuye, MDHarlingen, TX 785501083624746
  6. Teresa Lightner, MDHarlingen, TX 785501578553194
  7. Diana Lozano, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501184620247
  8. Robert Minor, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501972502599

Common questions

What is Arlyn Otero-Lugo's NPI number?

Arlyn Otero-Lugo's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720393887, issued on Aug 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arlyn Otero-Lugo located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Pease Street, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 389-6565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arlyn Otero-Lugo's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P7176, 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 Arlyn Otero-Lugo prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arlyn Otero-Lugo had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.