Shawn Gurwara, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Shawn Gurwara, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1114371937, issued on Apr 18, 2016. Check the license (Texas 649365, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shawn Gurwara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 649365 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18300 Katy Fwy Ste 425, Houston, TX 77094
- Phone
- (832) 522-8560
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230810000954); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18300 Katy Fwy Ste 425
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shawn Gurwara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 649365Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
486 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf189 claims
- Omeprazole88 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium69 claims
- Famotidine35 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 claims
- Metronidazole11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $995.85
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCKaty, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shawn Gurwara among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Shawn Gurwara, M.D. 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 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ihsan Al Bayati, MDHouston, TX 770941538571849
- Adrianne Van Norman, DOHouston, TX 770941699137612
- Harshinie Amaratunge, M.DHouston, TX 770981265696504
- Rambabu Chalasani, MDHouston, TX 770901407845399
- Ikenna EmeloguHouston, TX 770981174010177
- Howard Hamat, MDHouston, TX 770901376537605
- Sardar Khan, MDHouston, TX 770901104826452
- Scott Larson, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770901467617050
Common questions
What is Shawn Gurwara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shawn Gurwara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114371937, issued on Apr 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shawn Gurwara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18300 Katy Fwy Ste 425, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (832) 522-8560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shawn Gurwara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 649365, 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 Shawn Gurwara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shawn Gurwara, M.D. had 486 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shawn Gurwara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 of 100. 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.