Paula Andrea Duran Sierra, MD
Nephrology Physician · Temple, TX
Paula Andrea Duran Sierra, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1255623971, issued on May 12, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q7036, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Andrea Duran Sierra
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- Q7036 TX
BP10041327 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2111
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160713000648); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula Andrea Duran Sierra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q7036Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium109 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate105 claims
- Allopurinol91 claims
- Farxiga80 claims
- Torsemide76 claims
- Lisinopril74 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: $504.55
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Andrea Duran Sierra among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Paula Andrea Duran Sierra, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology 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 2011, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Tony Issac, MDTemple, TX 765081447440912
- Nidhi Mattoo MunshiTemple, TX 765081972775195
- Luciana McLean, M.D.Temple, TX 765081922202050
- Jennifer Moran, M.D.Temple, TX 765081013176262
- Charles Moritz, MDTemple, TX 765081851328124
Common questions
What is Paula Andrea Duran Sierra, MD's NPI number?
Paula Andrea Duran Sierra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255623971, issued on May 12, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Andrea Duran Sierra, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Andrea Duran Sierra, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q7036, 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 Paula Andrea Duran Sierra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Andrea Duran Sierra, MD had 1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.