NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gerald Desobe, PH.D., LPC

Professional Counselor · Houston, TX

Gerald Desobe, PH.D., LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1588677561, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas 9153, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1588677561
Name
Gerald Desobe
Credential
PH.D., LPC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License numbers
9153 TX
23403 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17555 EL Camino Real, Houston, TX 77058
Phone
(281) 480-7554
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(281) 480-4641
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Gerald Desobe among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas

Gerald Desobe, PH.D., LPC is one of 20,712 professional counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 14% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 101YP2500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,158 professional counselor records list a practice address in Houston

They are 2,158 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

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The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  5. Susan Briggs, MA, LPC, LMFTHouston, TX 770581952322646
  6. Eunice Contreras, M.A., LPCHouston, TX 770581811963820
  7. Mary Fricke, MA LPCHouston, TX 770581326151945
  8. Vicki Junck, L.P.C.Houston, TX 770581720120165

Common questions

What is Gerald Desobe, PH.D., LPC's NPI number?

Gerald Desobe, PH.D., LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588677561, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gerald Desobe, PH.D., LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17555 EL Camino Real, Houston, TX, 77058. Phone: (281) 480-7554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gerald Desobe, PH.D., LPC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 9153, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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