NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nora Gutierrez, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Houston, TX

Nora Gutierrez, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1396003836, issued on May 2, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q8498, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396003836
Name
Nora Gutierrez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
Q8498 TX
BP10043173 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6720 Bertner Ave Ste O-520, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 355-2666
Enumerated
May 2, 2012
Record last updated
May 18, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160629001391); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6720 Bertner Ave Ste O-520

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ayoade Ademuyewo, DNPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1861987539
  2. Alisha AggarwalInternal Medicine Physician1063157519
  3. Shreya Aggarwal, MDAnesthesiology Physician1902156037
  4. Titilopemi Aina-Jones, MDAnesthesiology Physician1609001890
  5. Kulsum Akbar, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1962668731
  6. Chandra Akojie, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1194383190

Verify Nora Gutierrez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $35.02

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nora Gutierrez$35.02
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nora Gutierrez among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas

Nora Gutierrez, MD is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,130 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,130 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melanie Alo, M.D.Houston, TX 770301689671240
  2. Dean Andropoulos, M.D.Houston, TX 770301366449779
  3. James Anton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301134129992
  4. Liqian Chen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548260011
  5. Charles Collard, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548260151
  6. Camille Colomb, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790782118
  7. John Cooper, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861492324
  8. Noel Giesecke, MDHouston, TX 770301720088263

Common questions

What is Nora Gutierrez, MD's NPI number?

Nora Gutierrez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396003836, issued on May 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nora Gutierrez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Bertner Ave Ste O-520, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 355-2666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nora Gutierrez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q8498, 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.

What is Nora Gutierrez, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.