Billy Ray Gilbert, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Billy Ray Gilbert, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1164685731, issued on Jul 3, 2008. Check the license (Texas BP10023256, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Billy Ray Gilbert
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- BP10023256 TX
N5688 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6624 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 791-2648
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 795-0717
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100805000313); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Billy Ray Gilbert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license BP10023256Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,041 Medicare Part D claims for 638 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide267 claims
- Carvedilol207 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate188 claims
- Nifedipine Er184 claims
- Losartan Potassium181 claims
- Farxiga160 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: $194.19
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Renal Specialists OF Houston, PAThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Billy Ray Gilbert among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Billy Ray Gilbert, 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 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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.
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- Joslyn Campbell, MDHouston, TX 770301912909847
- Dolon Das, MDHouston, TX 770301619972692
- Stevan Dinerstein, M.D.Houston, TX 770301932180791
- Stephen Fadem, MDHouston, TX 770301144224163
- Juan Gonzalez, MDHouston, TX 770301598767253
Common questions
What is Billy Ray Gilbert, M.D.'s NPI number?
Billy Ray Gilbert, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164685731, issued on Jul 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Billy Ray Gilbert, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6624 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 791-2648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Billy Ray Gilbert, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number BP10023256, 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 Billy Ray Gilbert, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Billy Ray Gilbert, M.D. had 3,041 Medicare Part D claims for 638 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.