Gates B. Colbert, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Dallas, TX
Gates B. Colbert, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1992017545, issued on Jul 12, 2010. Check the license (Texas P1534, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gates B. Colbert
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- P1534 TX
BP10038166 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3900 Junius, Dallas, TX 75246
- Phone
- (972) 388-5970
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150519001470); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gates B. Colbert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P1534Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,601 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide168 claims
- Spironolactone117 claims
- Losartan Potassium115 claims
- Chlorthalidone106 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate105 claims
- Farxiga105 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): 82 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: $97,955.67
279 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Kidney And Hypertension Associates OF Dallas PLLCDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gates B. Colbert among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Gates B. Colbert, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology 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 2010, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yousri Barri, M..D.Dallas, TX 752461679572556
- Arun Chandrakantan, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461346206760
- Michael Emmett, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461114985496
- Samina Fazal, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461992790620
- Steven Hays, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461073591566
- Christopher Hebert, MDDallas, TX 752461912966045
- Hassan Ibrahim, M.B., B.S.Dallas, TX 752461538193008
- Lauren McDonald, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461366413288
Common questions
What is Gates B. Colbert, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gates B. Colbert, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992017545, issued on Jul 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gates B. Colbert, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3900 Junius, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (972) 388-5970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gates B. Colbert, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P1534, 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 Gates B. Colbert, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gates B. Colbert, M.D. had 1,601 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gates B. Colbert, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82 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.