Guillermo P. Ponce De Leon, M.D.
NPI 1609961697ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Houston, TX
Surgery (M.D.) in Houston, Texas, trained at University of Texas Medical School at Houston (class of 1992). 207 Medicare patients in 2024, $93,960 paid; nearly all of their 294 Part D prescriptions were generic (96%). Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,027 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1609961697 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 4, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 14, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 14, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | J4446 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 207 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 544 across 73 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $93,960 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 294 · 306 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 190 |
| Total drug cost | $3,238 |
| Generic share | 96% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1992 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Southwest Surgical Associates LLPStafford, TX · 19 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Altus Houston Hospital, LPHouston, TX
- Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land, TX
- Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land, TX
- St Luke's Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land, TX
- Sugar Land Surgical Hospital LLPSugar Land, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,027 · 19 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$2,047 · 17 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $1,041 | 12 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $888.28 | 3 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $33.28 | 1 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $24.61 | 1 |
| Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC | $21.01 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,518 · 17 payments
- Travel and Lodging$509.94 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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