Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1700064771, issued on Feb 1, 2008. Check the license (Texas M6144, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Don L. Gibbons
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- M6144 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 194579202 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080612000765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Don L. Gibbons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M6144Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
304 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tagrisso73 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl38 claims
- Dexamethasone24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Alecensa12 claims
- Clonazepam11 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): 81.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Don L. Gibbons among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700064771, issued on Feb 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M6144, 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 Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D. had 304 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Don L. Gibbons, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.