NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Virginia Cortes Araiza, M.D.

Pediatric Endocrinology Physician · Houston, TX

Virginia Cortes Araiza, M.D. is a pediatric endocrinology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1164757712, issued on Oct 14, 2009. Check the license (Texas M9128, 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
1164757712
Name
Virginia Cortes Araiza
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Endocrinology Physician 2080P0205X
License number
M9128 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3701 W Alabama St Ste 350, Houston, TX 77027
Phone
(713) 572-3200
Enumerated
Oct 14, 2009
Record last updated
May 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 572-3204
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Virginia Cortes Araiza 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: $40,158.11

121 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 931 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,382.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Virginia Araiza$40,158
  2. Specialty average$4,383

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Virginia Cortes Araiza among 146 pediatric endocrinology physician records in Texas

Virginia Cortes Araiza, M.D. is one of 146 pediatric endocrinology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 34% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0205X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Endocrinology Physician providers in Texas

There are 146 pediatric endocrinology physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatric endocrinology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Bier, MDHouston, TX 770301003905472
  2. Patrick Brosnan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301699719690
  3. Sheila Gunn, MDHouston, TX 770301497835755
  4. Morey Haymond, MDHouston, TX 770301578643839
  5. Rubina Heptulla, M.D.Houston, TX 770301942314836
  6. Kathy Hwu, MDHouston, TX 770301184704447
  7. Rebecca Kirkland, MDHouston, TX 770301043390313
  8. Luisa Rodriguez, MDHouston, TX 770301912087339

Common questions

What is Virginia Cortes Araiza, M.D.'s NPI number?

Virginia Cortes Araiza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164757712, issued on Oct 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Virginia Cortes Araiza, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3701 W Alabama St Ste 350, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 572-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Virginia Cortes Araiza, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M9128, 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.