Paula M. Hertel, M.D.
Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Paula M. Hertel, M.D. is a pediatric gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1760421184, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas L2318, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula M. Hertel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician 2080P0206X
- License number
- L2318 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6701 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 822-3603
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060724000218); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6701 Fannin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ansley Adams, NNPNurse Practitioner1144015157
- Diana Adeleke, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720621683
Verify Paula M. Hertel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L2318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $132.26
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. The 1,184 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,585.05 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
- Texas Childrens Physician GroupHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula M. Hertel among 190 pediatric gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Paula M. Hertel, M.D. is one of 190 pediatric gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 69% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0206X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 190 pediatric gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
All 190 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wallace Gleason, M.D.Houston, TX 770301750325536
- Essam Imseis, MDHouston, TX 770301508815861
- Craig Jensen, MDHouston, TX 770301891875159
- Lina Karam, MDHouston, TX 770301295749224
- William Klish, MDHouston, TX 770301215017587
- Carlos Lifschitz, MDHouston, TX 770301922188325
- Valerie McLin, MDHouston, TX 770301982784393
- Fernando Navarro, M.D.Houston, TX 770301669400875
Common questions
What is Paula M. Hertel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paula M. Hertel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760421184, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula M. Hertel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6701 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 822-3603. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula M. Hertel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2318, 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.
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.