Grace W. Gitau, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Grace W. Gitau, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1245752815, issued on Jul 14, 2017. Check the license (Texas AP133871, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Grace W. Gitau
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP133871 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin St Ste 1101, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 441-0006
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 376252801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170831001835); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Grace W. Gitau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP133871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
302 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Humulin N Kwikpen41 claims
- Humalog Kwikpen U-10040 claims
- Novolog Flexpen22 claims
- Lantus Solostar21 claims
- Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle20 claims
- Easy Comfort Pen Needles16 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: $29.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Grace W. Gitau among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Grace W. Gitau, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,588 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston
They are 2,588 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Grace W. Gitau, FNP-C's NPI number?
Grace W. Gitau, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245752815, issued on Jul 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Grace W. Gitau, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1101, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-0006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Grace W. Gitau, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP133871, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Grace W. Gitau, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Grace W. Gitau, FNP-C had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.