Richard L. Otero, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Richard L. Otero, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1881699734, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (Texas F1874, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Otero
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- F1874 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 E Euclid Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212
- Phone
- (210) 271-0606
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 119177702 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101220000100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 520 E Euclid Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anna Cedillo, APRN-CNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1558025031
- Shelby Clark, APRNNurse Practitioner1669225827
- Izamar De La Garza, NPNurse Practitioner1982349213
Verify Richard L. Otero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F1874Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
3,060 Medicare Part D claims for 1,459 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole594 claims
- Gavilyte-C518 claims
- Famotidine499 claims
- Plenvu235 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes183 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium168 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,239.70
74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard L. Otero among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Richard L. Otero, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Richard L. Otero, MD's NPI number?
Richard L. Otero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881699734, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Otero, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 E Euclid Ave, San Antonio, TX, 78212. Phone: (210) 271-0606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Otero, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F1874, 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 Richard L. Otero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Otero, MD had 3,060 Medicare Part D claims for 1,459 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard L. Otero, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.