2026 NPPES data Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician NPI 1578658001 MD
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Gerardo Bueso, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician in Houston, Texas. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 7,852 in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
13K
Medicare Part D claims · 925 beneficiaries · Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
67%
generic claims · 29% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$2.7K
128 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Gerardo Bueso, MD filed 13,115 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician in Houston, Texas, prescribing 67% generic.

13K
Part D claims, 2023
67%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Gerardo Bueso, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

13,115 Top 2% higher than 98% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Gerardo Bueso, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Gerardo Bueso, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 10/03/2006

NPI 1578658001

Primary specialty

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician

Mid-sized

7,852 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

13,115 397% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,639

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers
Behavior Technician - 5.6%Behavior Technician5.6%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 5.1%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program5.1%Family Nurse Practitioner - 4.5%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor - 4.4%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist - 4.4%Pharmacist4.4%Speech-Language Pathologist - 3.9%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician - 0.1%Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician0.1%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician. Verify directly:

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Gerardo Bueso, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician provider holding MD credentials at 5711 ALMEDA RD, Houston, TX, 77004, with a listed phone of (713) 520-8385. NPI 1578658001 was issued on 10/03/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Bueso most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 13,115 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 925 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $4.7 million in drug spend, split 29% brand-name and 67% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.4%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 7,852 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 2,639 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

5711 ALMEDA RD
Houston, TX 77004

Provider Details

NPI 1578658001
Specialty Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 10/03/2006

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Gerardo Bueso, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Endocrine Associates
Houston, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Gerardo Bueso, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$2.7K

Largest payer

Abbott Laboratories

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Gerardo Bueso, MD. To verify Gerardo Bueso, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average

Gerardo Bueso, MD - brand share 29.0%
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician average

29% brand-name claims vs 67% generic, on 13,115 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

13,115
Total Claims
$4.7M
Total Drug Cost
925
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
31,855
Total Day Supply
942,102
Brand vs Generic
29% brand / 67% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$4.4M
Generic Drug Cost
$225K
Opioid Claims
54 (0.4% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
174

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.5 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.76
Gender Split
63% female / 37% male
Age Distribution
<65: 114, 65-74: 444, 75-84: 277, 85+: 90

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Gerardo Bueso, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Metformin Hcl
813
Ozempic
Semaglutide
809
Levothyroxine Sodium
708
Atorvastatin Calcium
690
Rosuvastatin Calcium
458
Amlodipine Besylate
420
Losartan Potassium
373
Trulicity
Dulaglutide
280
Lisinopril
277
Farxiga
Dapagliflozin Propanediol
191

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician Overview

How Gerardo Bueso, MD fits within the Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician landscape nationally.

7,852
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician Providers in US
54
States with Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
2,639
Avg Claims per Provider

Gerardo Bueso, MD's 13,115 claims are above the specialty average of 2,639.

Nearby Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bueso.

Compare Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Texas medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gerardo Bueso, MD's specialty?
Gerardo Bueso, MD specializes in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician and practices in Houston, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Gerardo Bueso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Gerardo Bueso, MD wrote 13,115 Medicare Part D claims totaling $4.7M in drug costs for 925 beneficiaries.
Where is Gerardo Bueso, MD located?
Gerardo Bueso, MD is located at 5711 ALMEDA RD, Houston, TX, 77004. Phone: (713) 520-8385.
What is Gerardo Bueso, MD's NPI number?
Gerardo Bueso, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578658001, issued on 10/03/2006.
Does Gerardo Bueso, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Gerardo Bueso, MD's prescribing is 29% brand-name and 67% generic drugs by claim count, with $4.4M in brand drug costs.
Does Gerardo Bueso, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, Gerardo Bueso, MD had 54 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.4%.
How many Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 7,852 Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician provider writes 2,639 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Gerardo Bueso, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Gerardo Bueso, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Metformin Hcl, Ozempic, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Gerardo Bueso, MD accept Medicare?
Gerardo Bueso, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 13,115 Part D claims and 925 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Gerardo Bueso, MD's credentials?
Gerardo Bueso, MD's NPI is 1578658001 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.