Luis E. Gaitan, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Brownsville, TX
Luis E. Gaitan, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1275605974, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1442, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis E. Gaitan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- K1442 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4770 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78526
- Phone
- (956) 550-9020
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2022
- Fax
- (956) 550-9050
- Medicaid ID
- 118823704 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040428000932); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4770 N Expressway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Luis E. Gaitan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1442Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
14,784 Medicare Part D claims for 1,806 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin2,060 claims
- Donepezil Hcl1,843 claims
- Memantine Hcl1,227 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa946 claims
- Levetiracetam793 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl558 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $154.17
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Luis E. Gaitan among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Luis E. Gaitan, M.D. is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mario Cerdan Trevino, MDBrownsville, TX 785261841455763
- Ashish Gajjar, MDEdinburg, TX 785391538470562
- Zuka Khabbazeh, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391144420266
- Sohail Malek, MDEdinburg, TX 785391669626081
- Gloria Mireles, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391538596531
- Miguel Petrozzi, M.D., P.A.Edinburg, TX 785391366587727
- Gloria Simms, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041164651352
- Alan Arismendez, DOMcAllen, TX 785031710477443
Common questions
What is Luis E. Gaitan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luis E. Gaitan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275605974, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis E. Gaitan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4770 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX, 78526. Phone: (956) 550-9020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis E. Gaitan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1442, 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 Luis E. Gaitan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis E. Gaitan, M.D. had 14,784 Medicare Part D claims for 1,806 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Luis E. Gaitan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.