Sheldon Lawrence Gaines, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Sheldon Lawrence Gaines, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1215399100, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (Texas R8741, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheldon Lawrence Gaines
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- R8741 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 Gulfgate Center Mall, Houston, TX 77087
- Phone
- (713) 442-3700
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 399785001 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190723003360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheldon Lawrence Gaines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R8741Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,462 Medicare Part D claims for 945 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 191 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium444 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate221 claims
- Metformin Hcl181 claims
- Losartan Potassium173 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium136 claims
- Lisinopril127 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCPasadena, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheldon Lawrence Gaines among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Sheldon Lawrence Gaines, MD is one of 11,119 family 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 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Sheldon Lawrence Gaines, MD's NPI number?
Sheldon Lawrence Gaines, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215399100, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheldon Lawrence Gaines, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Gulfgate Center Mall, Houston, TX, 77087. Phone: (713) 442-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheldon Lawrence Gaines, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R8741, 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 Sheldon Lawrence Gaines, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheldon Lawrence Gaines, MD had 5,462 Medicare Part D claims for 945 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.