Barry F. Gritz, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Barry F. Gritz, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1487635892, issued on Nov 11, 2005. Check the license (Texas H4364, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barry F. Gritz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- H4364 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 820 Gessner RD, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 973-1007
- Enumerated
- Nov 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 973-0104
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barry F. Gritz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H4364Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,503 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine402 claims
- Alprazolam227 claims
- Bupropion Xl179 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er92 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate92 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate75 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: $119,017.31
264 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Barry F. Gritz among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Barry F. Gritz, M.D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
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- Aaron Peterson, DOHouston, TX 770241457545303
Common questions
What is Barry F. Gritz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Barry F. Gritz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487635892, issued on Nov 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barry F. Gritz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 Gessner RD, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 973-1007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barry F. Gritz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H4364, 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 Barry F. Gritz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barry F. Gritz, M.D. had 2,503 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.