Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Gohnesh Legesse, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Gohnesh Legesse, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1346592342, issued on Oct 15, 2012. Check the license (Texas 720463, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1346592342
Name
Gohnesh Legesse
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
720463 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8533 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX 77017
Phone
(713) 669-9395
Enumerated
Oct 15, 2012
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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Also registered at 8533 Gulf Fwy

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

  1. Ngoc Nguyen, M.D.Specialist1255449856

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,168 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Gohnesh Legesse1,168
  2. Specialty average1,302

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium97 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium53 claims
  3. Carvedilol50 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate50 claims
  5. Clopidogrel44 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate42 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: $706.76

21 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 91,435 providers of this specialty with any payment received $675.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gohnesh Legesse$706.76
  2. Specialty average$675.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2,271 family nurse practitioner records list a Houston practice address

They are 2,271 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a Houston practice address, and 19,347 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

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  7. Vivian Abaidoo, NP-CHouston, TX1760071971
  8. Zuniley Aballe-Hernandez, FNP-CHouston, TX1952054066
  9. Jorge Abalo Redden, FNPKaty, TX1932991122
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Common questions

What is Gohnesh Legesse, FNP's NPI number?

Gohnesh Legesse, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346592342, issued on Oct 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gohnesh Legesse, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8533 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX, 77017. Phone: (713) 669-9395. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gohnesh Legesse, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 720463, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Gohnesh Legesse, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gohnesh Legesse, FNP had 1,168 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.