NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darlene Erica Gou, M.D.

Dermatology Physician · Plano, TX

Darlene Erica Gou, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1245627082, issued on Apr 20, 2015. Check the license (Texas S1107, 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
1245627082
Name
Darlene Erica Gou
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
S1107 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8080 Independence Pkwy Ste 150, Plano, TX 75025
Phone
(214) 919-3500
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2025
Fax
(214) 842-8055
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191115000247); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2015
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

652 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Darlene Gou652
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Clobetasol Propionate133 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide78 claims
  3. Hydrocortisone62 claims
  4. Ketoconazole58 claims
  5. Dupixent Pen29 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate27 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: $3,396.84

194 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Darlene Gou$3,396.84
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

  1. Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX
  2. Pdp OF Texas, PLLCPlano, TX

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

Darlene Erica Gou among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas

Darlene Erica Gou, M.D. is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sam Awan, M.D.Plano, TX 750241013322858
  2. Chris Crawford, M. D.Plano, TX 750241447248281
  3. Seemal Desai, MDPlano, TX 750241669686804
  4. Haneol Jeong, M.D.Plano, TX 750241326401035
  5. Karaneh Karimi, MDPlano, TX 750241295296051
  6. Eric Kowalski, MDPlano, TX 750241114556016
  7. Edgar Martinez, MDPlano, TX 750241295314359
  8. Michael McGuiness, M.D.Plano, TX 750241922057744

Common questions

What is Darlene Erica Gou, M.D.'s NPI number?

Darlene Erica Gou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245627082, issued on Apr 20, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darlene Erica Gou, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8080 Independence Pkwy Ste 150, Plano, TX, 75025. Phone: (214) 919-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darlene Erica Gou, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S1107, 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 Darlene Erica Gou, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darlene Erica Gou, M.D. had 652 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.