NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gavin W. Britz, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Gavin W. Britz, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1376686840, issued on Feb 15, 2007. Check the license (Texas P5938, 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
1376686840
Name
Gavin W. Britz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
P5938 TX
2007-01099 NC
MD00037874 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-3800
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
5907075 NC
323192002 TX
8247652 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130625000046); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Guelbert Abellana, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1457605156
  2. Ahmed Albayar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417694142
  3. Alfonso Aldama, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1164415170
  4. David Alfi, D.D.S., M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1245424019
  5. Eugene Alford, MDOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1093700387
  6. Rakshanda Aslam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720260268

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

32 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Gavin Britz32
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam18 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: $8,631.27

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Brainlab, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gavin Britz$8,631
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gavin W. Britz among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Gavin W. Britz, MD is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alfonso Aldama, MDHouston, TX 770301164415170
  2. David Cech, MDHouston, TX 770301548254667
  3. Bruce Ehni, MDHouston, TX 770301205820446
  4. Richard Harper, MDHouston, TX 770301174516116
  5. Paul Holman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386698314
  6. Dong Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043292550
  7. Thomas Luerssen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301245233808
  8. Jacques Morcos, M.D., F.R.C.S.Houston, TX 770301205899937

Common questions

What is Gavin W. Britz, MD's NPI number?

Gavin W. Britz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376686840, issued on Feb 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gavin W. Britz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gavin W. Britz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P5938, 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 Gavin W. Britz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gavin W. Britz, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.