NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cesar Antonio Ortega, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Houston, TX

Cesar Antonio Ortega, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1639159148, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas L7084, 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
1639159148
Name
Cesar Antonio Ortega
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
L7084 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3313 Orlando St, Houston, TX 77093
Phone
(713) 699-9177
Enumerated
Jan 19, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(713) 699-4538
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3313 Orlando St

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

  1. Leslie Beam, PAPhysician Assistant1891744132
  2. Richard Escobar, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275727752

Verify Cesar Antonio Ortega 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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Industry payments in 2024: $53.76

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cranial Technologies, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cesar Ortega$53.76
  2. Specialty average$842.05

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

Cesar Antonio Ortega among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas

Cesar Antonio Ortega, MD is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,038 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,038 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Juan Ortega, MDHouston, TX 770931356385264
  2. Afshan Ali, MDHouston, TX 770941952503997
  3. Marina Bishai, D.O.Houston, TX 770941104188234
  4. Kenneth Cohen, M.D.Houston, TX 770941962404459
  5. Erica Davis, M.D.Houston, TX 770921992965560
  6. Leon Freedman, M.D.Houston, TX 770941164424503
  7. Neva Greeley, MDHouston, TX 770921588756902
  8. Fatima Jafri, MDHouston, TX 770941790162618

Common questions

What is Cesar Antonio Ortega, MD's NPI number?

Cesar Antonio Ortega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639159148, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cesar Antonio Ortega, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3313 Orlando St, Houston, TX, 77093. Phone: (713) 699-9177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cesar Antonio Ortega, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L7084, 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.

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.