Clare N. Gentry, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Clare N. Gentry, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1881635209, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas L6392, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clare N. Gentry
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- L6392 TX
2006011984 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4615 Southwest Fwy Ste 1000, Houston, TX 77027
- Phone
- (346) 739-8020
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080310000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4615 Southwest Fwy Ste 1000
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Clare N. Gentry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6392Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
618 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate55 claims
- Azithromycin53 claims
- Biktarvy47 claims
- Triumeq37 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
- Meropenem28 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): 82.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $38.51
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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 2 group practices
- Cls Health PLLCHouston, TX
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clare N. Gentry among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Clare N. Gentry, M.D. is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
All 674 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Garabet Akoghlanian, M.D.Houston, TX 770271447699145
- Christopher Lahart, M.D.Houston, TX 770251477920411
- John Rex, MDHouston, TX 770251306151162
- Mary Weinert, MDHouston, TX 770251881672541
- Lisa Armitige, M.D.Houston, TX 770301568480820
- Tanvir Bell, M.D.Houston, TX 770301720012644
- Alan Chapman, MDHouston, TX 770241245239177
- Victor Fainstein, MDHouston, TX 770301912985664
Common questions
What is Clare N. Gentry, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clare N. Gentry, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881635209, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clare N. Gentry, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4615 Southwest Fwy Ste 1000, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (346) 739-8020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clare N. Gentry, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6392, 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 Clare N. Gentry, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clare N. Gentry, M.D. had 618 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Clare N. Gentry, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.
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.