NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carmela P. Morales, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · El Paso, TX

Carmela P. Morales, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1699702563, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas K7458, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699702563
Name
Carmela P. Morales
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
K7458 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 Curie Drive, El Paso, TX 79902
Phone
(915) 351-7000
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 17, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(915) 351-7004
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071128000084); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1991
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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Also registered at 1700 Curie Drive

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

  1. Demetria Castrellon, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1275882458

Verify Carmela P. Morales 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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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

663 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Carmela Morales663
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole182 claims
  2. Famotidine70 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium62 claims
  4. Dicyclomine Hcl50 claims
  5. Esomeprazole Magnesium35 claims
  6. Diphenoxylate-Atropine18 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score94.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%70.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $186.91

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carmela Morales$186.91
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

  1. EL Paso County Hospital DistrictEl Paso, TX

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

Carmela P. Morales among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas

Carmela P. Morales, M.D. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Enrique Beniquez Nieves, MDEl Paso, TX 799021710955182
  2. Alfredo Chavez, MDEl Paso, TX 799021689645913
  3. Mark Cossentino, MDEl Paso, TX 799021700841343
  4. Emmanuel Gorospe, M.DEl Paso, TX 799021225160427
  5. Tej Gupta, MDEl Paso, TX 799021154386621
  6. Jesus Hernandez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021568462398
  7. Alan Karp, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021982696324
  8. V Kolli, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021780676197

Common questions

What is Carmela P. Morales, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carmela P. Morales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699702563, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carmela P. Morales, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Curie Drive, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 351-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carmela P. Morales, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K7458, 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 Carmela P. Morales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carmela P. Morales, M.D. had 663 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Carmela P. Morales, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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