NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Raul E. Gaona

Internal Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX

Raul E. Gaona is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1649259920, issued on Jan 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas TXK1444, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649259920
Name
Raul E. Gaona
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
TXK1444 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
414 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone
(210) 225-1471
Enumerated
Jan 13, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 1, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(210) 225-7623
Medicaid ID
038271502 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100520000721); accepts Medicare assignment
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 414 Navarro St

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

  1. John Campagna, MDOphthalmology Physician1942217211
  2. Venetia Cantrell, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1417283748
  3. Carlos Carretero, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1851434435
  4. Patricia Cecconi, MDUrology Physician1558399816
  5. Arthur Centeno, MDUrology Physician1386624740
  6. Millie ClementsNutritionist1558750257

Verify Raul E. Gaona 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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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

14,256 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 236 claims were for opioids.

  1. Raul Gaona14,256
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium968 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium599 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium499 claims
  4. Ezetimibe445 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate438 claims
  6. Gabapentin373 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: $56.15

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Raul Gaona$56.15
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Bhs Physicians Network, IncSan Antonio, TX

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

Raul E. Gaona among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Raul E. Gaona is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

657 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio

They are 657 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Briseno, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782051184694457
  2. Carlos Carretero, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782051851434435
  3. Hugo Castaneda, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782051730183179
  4. Douglas Jenkins, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782051639283765
  5. Jerome Kizzart, MDSan Antonio, TX 782051750329140
  6. Yiching Liu, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782051508902479
  7. Lovelesh Manocha, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782051407960552
  8. Rahul Parimoo, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782051225034150

Common questions

What is Raul E. Gaona's NPI number?

Raul E. Gaona's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649259920, issued on Jan 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Raul E. Gaona located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 414 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, 78205. Phone: (210) 225-1471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Raul E. Gaona's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number TXK1444, 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 Raul E. Gaona prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Raul E. Gaona had 14,256 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.