NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Taylor Lee Gist, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Taylor Lee Gist, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1194970434, issued on Dec 1, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q2898, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194970434
Name
Taylor Lee Gist
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
Q2898 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 790-1211
Enumerated
Dec 1, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 799-1749
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150616000761); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2008
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 6560 Fannin St

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

  1. Guelbert Abellana, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1457605156
  2. Ahmed Albayar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417694142
  3. Alfonso Aldama, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1164415170
  4. David Alfi, D.D.S., M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1245424019
  5. Eugene Alford, MDOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1093700387
  6. Rakshanda Aslam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720260268

Verify Taylor Lee Gist 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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13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

195 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.

  1. Taylor Gist195
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Tizanidine Hcl56 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
  3. Dexamethasone36 claims
  4. Diazepam18 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $131,561.66

59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Taylor Gist$131,562
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Neurosurgical Group OF Texas, LLPHouston, TX

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

Taylor Lee Gist among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Taylor Lee Gist, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alfonso Aldama, MDHouston, TX 770301164415170
  2. David Cech, MDHouston, TX 770301548254667
  3. Bruce Ehni, MDHouston, TX 770301205820446
  4. Richard Harper, MDHouston, TX 770301174516116
  5. Paul Holman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386698314
  6. Dong Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043292550
  7. Thomas Luerssen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301245233808
  8. Jacques Morcos, M.D., F.R.C.S.Houston, TX 770301205899937

Common questions

What is Taylor Lee Gist, M.D.'s NPI number?

Taylor Lee Gist, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194970434, issued on Dec 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Taylor Lee Gist, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-1211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Taylor Lee Gist, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q2898, 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 Taylor Lee Gist, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Taylor Lee Gist, M.D. had 195 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Taylor Lee Gist, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.