Michael Leon Gaines, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Port Lavaca, TX
Michael Leon Gaines, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Port Lavaca, Texas, and NPI 1043734882, issued on Aug 2, 2017. Check the license (Texas AP134737, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Leon Gaines
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP134737 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 815 N Virginia St FL 2, Port Lavaca, TX 77979
- Phone
- (361) 552-0379
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2024
- Fax
- (361) 500-6904
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171002003044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 815 N Virginia St FL 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Leon Gaines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP134737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,328 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium117 claims
- Prednisone115 claims
- Gabapentin94 claims
- Cephalexin73 claims
- Lisinopril69 claims
- Azithromycin62 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: $354.93
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Memorial Medical CenterPort Lavaca, TX · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Ucp Physicians OF Central Texas, PLLCVictoria, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
14 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Port Lavaca
They are 14 of the 106 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Lavaca, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Michael Leon Gaines, FNP-C's NPI number?
Michael Leon Gaines, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043734882, issued on Aug 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Leon Gaines, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 815 N Virginia St FL 2, Port Lavaca, TX, 77979. Phone: (361) 552-0379. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Leon Gaines, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP134737, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Leon Gaines, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Leon Gaines, FNP-C had 3,328 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.