NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Franciska Janina Gudenkauf, MD, MPH

Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX

Franciska Janina Gudenkauf, MD, MPH is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1053930990, issued on Apr 10, 2020. Check the license (Texas U1906, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053930990
Name
Franciska Janina Gudenkauf
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
U1906 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 Cambridge St., 8TH Floor, Suite 8 B, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-0950
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Franciska Gudenkauf19
  2. Specialty average811

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: $750.54

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., 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.

  1. Franciska Gudenkauf$750.54
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Franciska Janina Gudenkauf among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas

Franciska Janina Gudenkauf, MD, MPH 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 2020, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 79% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Victor Ankoma-Sey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144226515
  2. Margaret Bridges, MDHouston, TX 770301013992916
  3. Brooks Cash, MDHouston, TX 770301114920626
  4. Suresh Chari, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326011487
  5. Stuart Dobbs, M.D.Houston, TX 770301093706491
  6. Brian Douglas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301578540761
  7. Gulchin Ergun, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497746812
  8. Fredric Hochman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301306842992

Common questions

What is Franciska Janina Gudenkauf, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Franciska Janina Gudenkauf, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053930990, issued on Apr 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Franciska Janina Gudenkauf, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St., 8TH Floor, Suite 8 B, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-0950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Franciska Janina Gudenkauf, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U1906, 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 Franciska Janina Gudenkauf, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Franciska Janina Gudenkauf, MD, MPH had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.