NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gastroenterology Physician in Texas

1,478 NPPES records list gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Texas, 4.8 per 100,000 residents, the 33rd highest rate of 51. Houston and Dallas have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 21 of 30.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RG0100X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Houston has the most, 277

  1. Houston277
  2. Dallas168
  3. San Antonio119
  4. Austin65
  5. Fort Worth60

Gastroenterology Physician records in Texas

  1. Kalpesh Patel, MDHouston, TX 770301982707212
  2. Krupa Patel, MDRichardson, TX 750821083001903
  3. Mrunal Patel, M.D.Midland, TX 797031528000734
  4. Neha Patel, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901427205590
  5. Nishant Patel, MDFlower Mound, TX 750281265693311
  6. Pragnesh Patel, MDSugar Land, TX 774781265787360
  7. Rikin Patel, MDIrving, TX 750391265640932
  8. Ruchir Patel, M.D.Tyler, TX 757021285810630
  9. Sandeep Patel, DOSan Antonio, TX 782291497764740
  10. Suraj Patel, MD, PHDDallas, TX 753891053722470
  11. Ujasbhai Patel, MDHouston, TX 770891144781998
  12. Umangi Patel, M.D.Dallas, TX 752031649415951
  13. Vinaychandra Patel, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021992797302
  14. Viralkumar Patel, MDDallas, TX 752311699898981
  15. Yogeshkumar Patel, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061437128527
  16. Srinivas Pathapati, MDAmarillo, TX 791241124025374
  17. Muralidhar Pathikonda, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041760677769
  18. Alexis Pavle, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071720498363
  19. Ravi Pavurala, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551912130121
  20. Steven Pearce, M.D.San Marcos, TX 786661467735704
  21. Kumara Peddamatham, M.D.Richmond, TX 774691659377547
  22. Mark Pedersen, MDDallas, TX 753901346687738
  23. Frederick PengSugar Land, TX 774781730685777
  24. Nolan Perez, MDHarlingen, TX 785501184726986
  25. Robert Perrillo, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461316962327
  26. Kimberly Persley, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311255375770
  27. Jan Petrasek, M.D., PH.D.Dallas, TX 752351003251497
  28. Theodore Pettle, MDMcAllen, TX 785031003102211
  29. Timothy Pfanner, M.D.Temple, TX 765081275594632
  30. Binh Pham, M.D.Austin, TX 787571558371559
  31. Long Pham, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021366553380
  32. Charles Phan, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791457303737
  33. Jason Phillips, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501760442685
  34. Ted Phipps, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101710928338
  35. Michael Piesman, M.D.Live Oak, TX 782331750402046
  36. Keri Lee Pinnock, MDAustin, TX 787021902197353
  37. Ross Pinson, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761321902242035
  38. Daniel Podolsky, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901316929375
  39. Hari Pokala, M.D.Houston, TX 770901326106824
  40. Clinton Polhamus, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171497749790
  41. Carlos Ponce, MDBrownsville, TX 785261386709707
  42. Roberto Ponce, MDBrownsville, TX 785211174529291
  43. Fred Poordad, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151174551766
  44. Vijayrama Poreddy, MDRound Rock, TX 786811881602621
  45. Bharat Pothuri, MDHouston, TX 770651023187614
  46. Don Powell, MDGalveston, TX 775551780743294
  47. Jan Prazak, MDSan Antonio, TX 782151649488222
  48. Mark Prince, MDTyler, TX 757021629061171
  49. Alejandro Pruitt, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291568447118
  50. Bharat Puchakayala, MDHouston, TX 770081497918627

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RG0100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Texas ranks 33 of 51 per resident

  1. Tennessee5.4
  2. South Dakota5.3
  3. Kentucky5.0
  4. Texas4.8
  5. Georgia4.8
  6. West Virginia4.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RG0100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

88.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 84.4% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Texas88.6%
  2. United States84.4%

Gastroenterology Physician records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,309 of 1,478 · 88.6% here, 84.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,175 · 79.5% here, 73.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more777 · 52.6% here, 55.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 1,175 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RG0100X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,478 NPPES records list gastroenterology physician (207RG0100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 4.8 per 100,000 residents against 6.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 277 of them (19%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Florida1,513
  2. New York1,797
  3. Pennsylvania1,049
  4. Illinois887

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Georgia4.8
  2. Kentucky5.0
  3. West Virginia4.6
  4. Delaware4.6

The largest states

  1. California2,140
  2. New York1,797
  3. Florida1,513
  4. Pennsylvania1,049
  5. Illinois887

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.