Gatoya Lasha Simpson, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Gatoya Lasha Simpson, M.D. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1326425240, issued on Apr 29, 2015. Check the license (Texas S2680, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gatoya Lasha Simpson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License numbers
- S2680 TX
BP10053383 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13009 Gulf Commerce Dr Ste 200, Houston, TX 77034
- Phone
- (832) 916-2075
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2024
- Fax
- (832) 916-2480
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191104002476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13009 Gulf Commerce Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gatoya Lasha Simpson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S2680Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine physician in 2024
4,860 Medicare Part D claims for 484 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 2,086 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,162 claims
- Pregabalin499 claims
- Gabapentin475 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl316 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl271 claims
- Methocarbamol245 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: $3,693.04
105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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 one group practice
- Purvi Patel MD PLLCWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gatoya Lasha Simpson among 115 pain medicine physician records in Texas
Gatoya Lasha Simpson, M.D. is one of 115 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 115 pain medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Divya JanardhananHouston, TX 770341043666423
- Purvi Patel, MDHouston, TX 770341386993202
- Matthew Chung, M.D.Houston, TX 770301821482993
- Nadya Dhanani, M.D.Houston, TX 770301477714871
- Omer Munshi, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790913739
- Suresh Reddy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301376649608
- Carlos Roldan Jimenez, MDHouston, TX 770301588694269
- Alice Ye, MDHouston, TX 770301508326497
Common questions
What is Gatoya Lasha Simpson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gatoya Lasha Simpson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326425240, issued on Apr 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gatoya Lasha Simpson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13009 Gulf Commerce Dr Ste 200, Houston, TX, 77034. Phone: (832) 916-2075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gatoya Lasha Simpson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S2680, 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 Gatoya Lasha Simpson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gatoya Lasha Simpson, M.D. had 4,860 Medicare Part D claims for 484 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. 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.