NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bernardino Flores Abaya, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX

Bernardino Flores Abaya, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1740262013, issued on Nov 14, 2005. Check the license (Texas J2470, 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
1740262013
Name
Bernardino Flores Abaya
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
J2470 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2517 Dorrington St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 383-7000
Enumerated
Nov 14, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 383-7001
Medicaid ID
134161208 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100722000993); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,068 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bernardino Abaya1,068
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Nifedipine Er59 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
  4. Prednisone40 claims
  5. Carvedilol33 claims
  6. Famotidine30 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: $453.05

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bernardino Abaya$453.05
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bernardino Flores Abaya among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas

Bernardino Flores Abaya, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Catherine Brown, PA-CHouston, TX 770301841288313
  2. Joey Buquing, M.D.Houston, TX 770301255335279
  3. Joslyn Campbell, MDHouston, TX 770301912909847
  4. Dolon Das, MDHouston, TX 770301619972692
  5. Stevan Dinerstein, M.D.Houston, TX 770301932180791
  6. Stephen Fadem, MDHouston, TX 770301144224163
  7. Juan Gonzalez, MDHouston, TX 770301598767253
  8. Abdul Khan, MDHouston, TX 770301215939145

Common questions

What is Bernardino Flores Abaya, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bernardino Flores Abaya, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740262013, issued on Nov 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bernardino Flores Abaya, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2517 Dorrington St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 383-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bernardino Flores Abaya, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J2470, 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 Bernardino Flores Abaya, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bernardino Flores Abaya, M.D. had 1,068 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.