Dr. David E. Auer, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1104878776PAC ID0143381707
Medicare services, 2024
2,536
Medicare patients, 2024
204
Part D claims, 2024
4,570
Hospital affiliations
4
Industry payments
$1,868
Practice address
12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082
Practice phone
Call (281) 293-8307
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Tawakkol Surgical, LLC

Houston, Texas

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Dr. David E. Auer is a family medicine physician in Houston, Texas

Dr. Auer practices at Tawakkol Surgical, LLC in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Auer's NPI, 1104878776, was assigned on May 16, 2006. Dr. Auer graduated from University of Missouri School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Auer holds Texas license J8896.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143381707
NPI enumeration date
May 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(281) 293-8307
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
61
Medical school graduation
1991

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. David E. Auer practices at Tawakkol Surgical, LLC in Houston, Texas

Dr. Auer's primary practice is Tawakkol Surgical, LLC, at 12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 293-8307.

  • Tawakkol Surgical, LLC
    12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 293-8307

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. David E. Auer is affiliated with 7 sites of care

Dr. Auer's primary practice is Tawakkol Surgical, LLC in Houston, Texas. Dr. Auer is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Auer to 3 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David E. Auer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Auer practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Tawakkol Surgical, LLCAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. David E. Auer is one of 9,775 family medicine physicians in Texas

Family medicine is Dr. Auer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Auer is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Auer's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Florida and Missouri.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense J8896 · 1995 to 2026 · taxonomy 207Q00000X
  • Florida license2016 to 2027
  • Missouri license1993 to 2026

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, aneurysm, ankle or foot injury, anxiety, arthritis and asthma among the conditions Dr. Auer treats.

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Auer

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David E. Auer billed Medicare for 2,536 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,536 Medicare services from Dr. Auer across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 204 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $102,757 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,536
Medicare patients204
Paid by Medicare$102,757
Procedure codes12

Dr. Auer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Other services
2023: 5752024: 1,207110%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7762024: 7168%
Surgery
2023: 4642024: 4239%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2032024: 1906%

Dr. Auer compared with the Texas median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Auer
  • Texas median
Medicare services
2,536vs 3487.3 times
Medicare patients
204vs 13452% above
Part D claims
4,085vs 1,0024.1 times

Medians across 9,505 family medicine physicians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Auer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David E. Auer treated 204 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 204 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Auer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 100 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Auer's median patient age at 61, with 42% women.

Medicare patients, 2024204
Average age76
Average risk score0.88

Dr. Auer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Auer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9647%
  • Men10853%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Auer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes37%
  4. Arthritis34%
  5. Ischemic heart disease30%
  6. Chronic kidney disease22%
  7. Cancer21%
  8. Osteoporosis18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Auer's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women42%
  • Men57%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David E. Auer wrote 4,570 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Auer wrote 4,570 Medicare Part D claims for 339 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,085 of them, across 76 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $524,556 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,853 claims across 78 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,570
Drugs named by CMS76
Total drug cost$524,556
Part D patients339

Dr. Auer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,728 claims82%
  • Brand-name790 claims17%
  • Other52 claims1%

Dr. Auer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Auer's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%65 of 4,570 claims
  • Antibiotics2%100 of 4,570 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3,8532024: 4,0856%

Drugs named by CMS: 76 in 2024, 78 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. David E. Auer takes part in Medicare

Dr. Auer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. David E. Auer received $1,868 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 120 general payments to Dr. Auer from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $403.

General payments to Dr. Auer by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Auer by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,84899%
  • Education$201%

Companies that paid Dr. Auer the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. David E. Auer graduated from University of Missouri School of Medicine

Dr. Auer graduated from University of Missouri School of Medicine in 1991.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Missouri School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in family medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. David E. Auer accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Auer is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +9 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Auer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO7
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. David E. Auer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David E. Auer's NPI number?

Dr. David E. Auer's NPI number is 1104878776. It was assigned on May 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David E. Auer?

Dr. David E. Auer is a family medicine physician in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. David E. Auer practice?

Dr. Auer practices at 12121 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082. Dr. Auer's primary practice is Tawakkol Surgical, LLC in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Auer to 3 hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. David E. Auer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Auer is (281) 293-8307.

What is Dr. David E. Auer's medical license number?

Dr. Auer holds Texas license J8896, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. David E. Auer been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Auer in Texas (1995 to 2026), Florida (2016 to 2027) and Missouri (1993 to 2026).

Which hospitals is Dr. David E. Auer affiliated with?

Dr. Auer is affiliated with Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Auer to 3 more hospitals.

Does Dr. David E. Auer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Auer billed Medicare for 2,536 services in 2024, and Dr. Auer accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. David E. Auer see?

CMS counts 204 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Auer in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. David E. Auer board certified?

Yes. Dr. Auer is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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What services does Dr. David E. Auer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Auer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. David E. Auer go to medical school?

Dr. Auer graduated from University of Missouri School of Medicine in 1991.

What drugs does Dr. David E. Auer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Auer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. David E. Auer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,868 in general payments to Dr. Auer from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. David E. Auer been practicing?

Dr. Auer graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. David E. Auer accept?

Dr. Auer is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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