NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Efrain Gonzalez, MA, LPC

Professional Counselor · Houston, TX

Efrain Gonzalez, MA, LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1558380113, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas 19200, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558380113
Name
Efrain Gonzalez
Credential
MA, LPC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
19200 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1160 Dairy Ashford RD Ste 601, Houston, TX 77079
Phone
(281) 645-5264
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 9, 2024
Fax
(210) 582-6463
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240119000794); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1160 Dairy Ashford RD Ste 601

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

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

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

Efrain Gonzalez among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas

Efrain Gonzalez, MA, LPC is one of 20,712 professional counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 8% 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2014 among the 2,816 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,158 professional counselor records list a practice address in Houston

They are 2,158 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dina Blume, LPCHouston, TX 770791063609923
  2. Brandi Chatham, LPCHouston, TX 770791497839245
  3. Lee Ann Elvig, MA, LPCHouston, TX 770791043466949
  4. Carolyn Erlinger, M.ED., LPCHouston, TX 770791952477382
  5. Dann Franklin, PCHouston, TX 770791710061536
  6. Kevin Glasser, MA, LPCHouston, TX 770791861494288
  7. Alan HoultonHouston, TX 770791164693156
  8. Beverly Newman, M.A., LPC, LSSP, RPTHouston, TX 770791154463883

Common questions

What is Efrain Gonzalez, MA, LPC's NPI number?

Efrain Gonzalez, MA, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558380113, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Efrain Gonzalez, MA, LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1160 Dairy Ashford RD Ste 601, Houston, TX, 77079. Phone: (281) 645-5264. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Efrain Gonzalez, MA, LPC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 19200, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.