Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Houston, TX
Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1912939562, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA01868, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tonya Gayle Whitlow
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA01868 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080528000043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tonya Gayle Whitlow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA01868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte15 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): 81.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tonya Gayle Whitlow among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A. is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A.'s NPI number?
Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912939562, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA01868, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A. had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tonya Gayle Whitlow, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.