NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Wayne Gaertner

Professional Counselor · Houston, TX

Robert Wayne Gaertner is a professional counselor with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1285484139, issued on Mar 25, 2024. Check the license (Texas 88131, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285484139
Name
Robert Wayne Gaertner
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
88131 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19500 St Hwy 249 Ste 120, Houston, TX 77070
Phone
(844) 824-8775
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2024
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2024
Fax
(281) 648-2200
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240913002581); 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 19500 St Hwy 249 Ste 120

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

  1. Oluwaferanmi Afolabi, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1881011385
  2. Hanna Himmel, MA, LPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1306415302
  3. Myrane Jackson, LPCProfessional Counselor1992023675
  4. Vipan Kumar, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1114347234
  5. Eled Shkurti, LCSW LCDCClinical Social Worker1821704024
  6. Sharain Stith, LPCProfessional Counselor1578013041

Verify Robert Wayne Gaertner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Texana CenterRosenberg, TX

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

Robert Wayne Gaertner among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas

Robert Wayne Gaertner is one of 20,712 professional counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 82% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2014 among the 2,816 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 101YP2500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,158 professional counselor records list a practice address in Houston

They are 2,158 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maria Alvarado, LPCHouston, TX 770701114050861
  2. Janet Crow, MAHouston, TX 770701578853792
  3. Mary Elijah, M.ED, LPC, RPTHouston, TX 770701659429785
  4. Katherine Georgulas, MA LPCHouston, TX 770701245341163
  5. Myrane Jackson, LPCHouston, TX 770701992023675
  6. Deirdre Johnson, MA, LPCHouston, TX 770701356665418
  7. Gary Lynn, M.ED., LPC, NCCHouston, TX 770701144409632
  8. Thomas MitchellHouston, TX 770701952410912

Common questions

What is Robert Wayne Gaertner's NPI number?

Robert Wayne Gaertner's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285484139, issued on Mar 25, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Wayne Gaertner located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19500 St Hwy 249 Ste 120, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (844) 824-8775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Wayne Gaertner's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 88131, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.