Fernando Urrutia, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Fernando Urrutia, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1952336299, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas H-5292, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando Urrutia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- H-5292 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin St Ste 1201, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 441-3372
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 797-0622
- Medicaid IDs
- 135677610 TX
135677604 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120503000137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fernando Urrutia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H-5292Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,572 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium306 claims
- Omeprazole300 claims
- Famotidine247 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf204 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl96 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium63 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: $1,047.17
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fernando Urrutia among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Fernando Urrutia, MD 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
- Graduated1978 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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
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Common questions
What is Fernando Urrutia, MD's NPI number?
Fernando Urrutia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952336299, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando Urrutia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1201, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-3372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando Urrutia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H-5292, 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 Fernando Urrutia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando Urrutia, MD had 1,572 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.