NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1003172198, issued on Apr 3, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q2136, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003172198
Name
Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
Q2136 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3533 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone
(361) 694-5000
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150423000453); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2012
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 3533 S Alameda St

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

  1. Umair Abbas, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1417335654
  2. Jessica Aber, MSN, APRN, CPNP-ACCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1538912704
  3. Nnamdi Abuah, MDPediatrics Physician1164161501
  4. Manar AbushkhaeidemStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356281448
  5. Daniel Acosta, CPNP-ACAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1083506919
  6. Hector Aguilar Sabillon, M.D.Pediatric Pulmonology Physician1194177444

Verify Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez 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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Industry payments in 2024: $16.42

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Phadia US Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vanessa Gonzalez$16.42
  2. Specialty average$842.05

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. Children's Physician Services OF South TexasCorpus Christi, TX

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

Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas

Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez, M.D. is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 9% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2011 among the 485 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

133 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi

They are 133 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ernest Buck, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111588656961
  2. Bruna Callegari-Puente, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111407804529
  3. Lynae Canales, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111851383202
  4. Ali Candas, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111962450189
  5. Robert Dulaney, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111851383210
  6. Uduak Etuknwa, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111366401770
  7. Dorothy Fuentes, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111265431472
  8. Gregory Guthrie, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111588656938

Common questions

What is Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003172198, issued on Apr 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3533 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411. Phone: (361) 694-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa Casanova Gonzalez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q2136, 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.

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.