Meera Avila, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Meera Avila, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1740608348, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (Texas S7004, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meera Avila
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- S7004 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 444 FM 1959 RD Ste A, Houston, TX 77034
- Phone
- (281) 481-9400
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 481-9490
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201015000763); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 444 FM 1959 RD Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sheila AbreaNurse Practitioner1144781774
- Julie Erps, PACPhysician Assistant1992849236
- Keren Jimenez, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902779507
- Danielle Metcalf, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588388565
- Victoria Ramos, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841704806
- Natasha Rubio, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083202501
Verify Meera Avila in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S7004Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
116 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf43 claims
- Linzess17 claims
- Pantoprazole 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $514.25
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Steris Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Meera Avila among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Meera Avila, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Meera Avila, MD's NPI number?
Meera Avila, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740608348, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meera Avila, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 444 FM 1959 RD Ste A, Houston, TX, 77034. Phone: (281) 481-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meera Avila, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S7004, 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 Meera Avila, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meera Avila, MD had 116 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Meera Avila, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.