NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Louise Sauer, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Heather Louise Sauer, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1255535845, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas BP1-0026593, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255535845
Name
Heather Louise Sauer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
BP1-0026593 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5151 San Felipe St, Houston, TX 77056
Phone
(713) 622-4499
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 622-3466
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 5151 San Felipe St

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

  1. Marylou Erbland, PH.D.Psychologist1780803841
  2. George Santos, M.D., P.A.Psychiatry Physician1265531990
  3. Vernon Walling, M.D., P.A.Psychiatry Physician1396841391

Verify Heather Louise Sauer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

254 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Heather Sauer254
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam28 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate28 claims
  3. Clozapine24 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate17 claims
  5. Benztropine Mesylate16 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate12 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: $55.83

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tris Pharma Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Sauer$55.83
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Heather Louise Sauer among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Heather Louise Sauer, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hong Chai, MDHouston, TX 770561063702025
  2. Sharon Iglehart, M.D.Houston, TX 770561639164031
  3. Robert McKenzie, M.D.Houston, TX 770561962065755
  4. George Santos, M.D., P.A.Houston, TX 770561265531990
  5. Navid VasseyHouston, TX 770561639346828
  6. Vernon Walling, M.D., P.A.Houston, TX 770561396841391
  7. Robert White, M.D.Houston, TX 770561124112974
  8. Raymond Cho, MDHouston, TX 770551700859238

Common questions

What is Heather Louise Sauer, MD's NPI number?

Heather Louise Sauer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255535845, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Louise Sauer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5151 San Felipe St, Houston, TX, 77056. Phone: (713) 622-4499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Louise Sauer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number BP1-0026593, 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 Louise Sauer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Louise Sauer, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.