Elsa S. Canales, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Laredo, TX
Elsa S. Canales, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1477618429, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas L8636, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elsa S. Canales
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- L8636 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6999 Mcpherson RD, Laredo, TX 78041
- Phone
- (956) 795-4776
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2025
- Fax
- (956) 795-4779
- Medicaid ID
- 168962201 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040901001341); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6999 Mcpherson RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Elsa S. Canales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,404 Medicare Part D claims for 681 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium230 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte158 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf154 claims
- Famotidine130 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl111 claims
- Omeprazole81 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $866.57
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Gastroenterology Consultants OF Laredo, PALaredo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elsa S. Canales among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Elsa S. Canales, M.D. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
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- Luis Acosta, M.D.Kerrville, TX 780281720106966
- Thomas Ducker, MDKerrville, TX 780281295753887
- Harry Eastman, M.D.Kerrville, TX 780281730274408
- Lindy Rachal, M.D.Kerrville, TX 780281275533150
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Common questions
What is Elsa S. Canales, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elsa S. Canales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477618429, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elsa S. Canales, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6999 Mcpherson RD, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 795-4776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elsa S. Canales, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8636, 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 Elsa S. Canales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elsa S. Canales, M.D. had 1,404 Medicare Part D claims for 681 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elsa S. Canales, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 of 100. 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.