Gabriel Ortiz-Varela, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Gabriel Ortiz-Varela, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1255759098, issued on Mar 30, 2014. Check the license (Texas R4121, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gabriel Ortiz-Varela
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- R4121 TX
PHYTEMP TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18100 Houston Methodist Dr, Houston, TX 77058
- Phone
- (281) 333-0145
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170816004322); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gabriel Ortiz-Varela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R4121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
424 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone35 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate24 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate23 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro14 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gabriel Ortiz-Varela among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Gabriel Ortiz-Varela, 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 2014, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Gabriel Ortiz-Varela, MD's NPI number?
Gabriel Ortiz-Varela, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255759098, issued on Mar 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gabriel Ortiz-Varela, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18100 Houston Methodist Dr, Houston, TX, 77058. Phone: (281) 333-0145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gabriel Ortiz-Varela, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R4121, 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 Gabriel Ortiz-Varela, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gabriel Ortiz-Varela, MD had 424 Medicare Part D claims for 226 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.