Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1184115347, issued on May 23, 2018. Check the license (Texas S9700, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernai Hernandez Sanchez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- S9700 TX
ME147744 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5225 Katy Fwy Ste 323, Houston, TX 77007
- Phone
- (832) 272-0401
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2025
- Fax
- (713) 808-9133
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220706001296); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernai Hernandez Sanchez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S9700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
226 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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: $3,734.77
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz North America, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Jefferson Physician Services, PLLCBeaumont, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernai Hernandez Sanchez among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MD 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MD's NPI number?
Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184115347, issued on May 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5225 Katy Fwy Ste 323, Houston, TX, 77007. Phone: (832) 272-0401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S9700, 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 Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MD had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.