Linda Crystal Ponce, AGACNP-BC
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Linda Crystal Ponce, AGACNP-BC is a critical care medicine nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1972296408, issued on May 31, 2023. Check the license (Texas 1072310, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Crystal Ponce
- Credential
- AGACNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner 363LC0200X
- License number
- 1072310 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6445 Main St Ste 2600, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 441-5445
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2023
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230714000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6445 Main St Ste 2600
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Leo Medina, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1972967875
Verify Linda Crystal Ponce in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1072310Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine nurse practitioner in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 412 among the 396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $709.30
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. The 457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $369.26 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.
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).
Linda Crystal Ponce among 143 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records in Texas
Linda Crystal Ponce, AGACNP-BC is one of 143 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 71% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2020 among the 92 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas
There are 143 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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The 8 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Preethi AntonyHouston, TX 770301083141071
- Maria Ciccarello, ACNP-BCHouston, TX 770301528467438
- Sandra Hyder, ACNPC-AGHouston, TX 770301821470071
- Nicole Iginiamre, NPHouston, TX 770301528533981
- Shahnaz Khan, AGACNPHouston, TX 770301154851897
- Evaline Kihara, APRNHouston, TX 770301497297915
- Carly McCaffrey, AG-ACNPHouston, TX 770301093266116
- Simple MehmiHouston, TX 770301043718612
Common questions
What is Linda Crystal Ponce, AGACNP-BC's NPI number?
Linda Crystal Ponce, AGACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972296408, issued on May 31, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Crystal Ponce, AGACNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6445 Main St Ste 2600, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-5445. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Crystal Ponce, AGACNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1072310, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Linda Crystal Ponce, AGACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Crystal Ponce, AGACNP-BC had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine nurse practitioner prescribers was 412. 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.