Chris Hernandez, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Chris Hernandez, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1508880071, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas L4436, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Hernandez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- L4436 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6720 Bertner St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 355-2121
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chris Hernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L4436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin22 claims
- Methylprednisolone21 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Ibuprofen16 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Fluconazole11 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.
Chris Hernandez among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Chris Hernandez, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Chris Hernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chris Hernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508880071, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Hernandez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Bertner St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 355-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Hernandez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L4436, 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 Chris Hernandez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Hernandez, M.D. had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.