Gilbert Handal, M.D.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician · El Paso, TX
Gilbert Handal, M.D. is a pediatric infectious diseases physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1629081948, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas E5533, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gilbert Handal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician 2080P0208X
- License numbers
- E5533 TX
L5533 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4801 Alberta Ave., El Paso, TX 79905
- Phone
- (915) 545-6817
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (915) 545-9799
- Medicaid ID
- 129763205 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081119000665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pediatric infectious diseases physician records → All 106 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4801 Alberta Ave.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Terry Allen, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1669490983
- Cenan Antowan, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1457468787
- Linda Canada, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1114020625
- Javier Corral, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1558301002
- Harry Davis, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1992731061
- Fabian De La Rosa, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285694026
Verify Gilbert Handal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E5533Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $106.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi Pasteur Inc. The 294 providers of this specialty with any payment received $9,151.53 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
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EL PasoEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gilbert Handal among 106 pediatric infectious diseases physician records in Texas
Gilbert Handal, M.D. is one of 106 pediatric infectious diseases physician records with a practice address in Texas. 54% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
- Graduated1967 · median 2003 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0208X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician providers in Texas
There are 106 pediatric infectious diseases physician records in Texas.
All 106 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric infectious diseases physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeremy Franklin, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151720024573
- Coburn Allen, M.D.Austin, TX 787231114923984
- Natascha Ching, M.D.Austin, TX 787231215957113
- Maheswari Ekambaram, M.D.Austin, TX 787231508154220
- Marisol Fernandez, MDAustin, TX 787231881651867
- Sarmistha Hauger, M.D.Austin, TX 787231871559880
- Betty Edmond, M.D.Austin, TX 787011558485979
- Ayesha Mirza, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391710946405
Common questions
What is Gilbert Handal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gilbert Handal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629081948, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gilbert Handal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 Alberta Ave., El Paso, TX, 79905. Phone: (915) 545-6817. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gilbert Handal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E5533, 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.
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.