Joseph L. Gatuz, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Tyler, TX
Joseph L. Gatuz, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1073005880, issued on Jun 6, 2018. Check the license (Texas U9928, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph L. Gatuz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- U9928 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 912 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
- Phone
- (903) 592-6901
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Fax
- (903) 595-2571
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240514001521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 912 S Fleishel Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimberly Brown, FNPNurse Practitioner1083084537
- Tim Castro, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447418538
- Cynthia Chaney, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1114137262
- Luis Destarac, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1477513927
- Jordan Dickerson, NPNurse Practitioner1093608515
- Susan Gallien, APRN NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1831354752
Verify Joseph L. Gatuz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U9928Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 claims
- Montelukast Sodium11 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: $752.42
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Dallas Pulmonary And Critical Care PADallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph L. Gatuz among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Joseph L. Gatuz, MD is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
All 967 in Texas → Every provider in Tyler → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cory BolingerTyler, TX 757011467863704
- Luis Destarac, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011477513927
- Lisa Gamble, MDTyler, TX 757011710998232
- George Gass, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011710981196
- Matthew Leveno, M.DTyler, TX 757011619186954
- Devanshi Mehta, M.DTyler, TX 757011831576784
- Varalaxmi Nannaka, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011003198391
- Ketan Patel, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011174721310
Common questions
What is Joseph L. Gatuz, MD's NPI number?
Joseph L. Gatuz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073005880, issued on Jun 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph L. Gatuz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 912 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 592-6901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph L. Gatuz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U9928, 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 Joseph L. Gatuz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph L. Gatuz, MD had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.