Heather Brooks Avelar, M.D.
Geriatric Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Heather Brooks Avelar, M.D. is a geriatric psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720253115, issued on Apr 25, 2008. Check the license (Texas R1494, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Brooks Avelar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Psychiatry Physician 2084P0805X
- License number
- R1494 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7505 Main St Ste 300, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (281) 885-8469
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Heather Brooks Avelar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R1494Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric psychiatry physician in 2024
751 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,485 among the 473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl101 claims
- Trazodone Hcl64 claims
- Bupropion Xl44 claims
- Buspirone Hcl44 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl35 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate35 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: $334.64
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 200 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,189.26 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.
Geriatric Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 30 geriatric psychiatry physician records in Texas.
Other geriatric psychiatry physician records in Texas
- Saima Alam, MDKaty, TX1356696868
- Rajbir Bakshi, M.DDallas, TX1063425346
- Theron Bowers, MDHouston, TX1619074002
- Mark Burns, M.D.New Braunfels, TX1275609943
- Ellen Fan, M.D.Plano, TX1134153646
- Aileen Fisher, MDGrand Prairie, TX1881783876
- William Flynn, M.D.San Antonio, TX1457385874
- Virginia Garay, MDRound Rock, TX1184805467
- Erica Garcia-Pittman, MDAustin, TX1194929489
- Magdalene Garza, MDSan Antonio, TX1215118500
Common questions
What is Heather Brooks Avelar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Heather Brooks Avelar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720253115, issued on Apr 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Brooks Avelar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7505 Main St Ste 300, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (281) 885-8469. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Brooks Avelar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R1494, 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.
How much does Heather Brooks Avelar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Brooks Avelar, M.D. had 751 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,485. 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.