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Step Emergency Physicians

Q: What type of organization is Step Emergency Physicians?

Step Emergency Physicians is registered in NPPES as a Emergency Medicine Physician (its primary provider taxonomy).

Emergency Medicine Physician in Floresville, TX · enumerated 2006 · authorized official Joseph Gatewood, President, Ters; General Partner.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1609826460

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Registry record

Entity type Organization (Type 2)

Legal business name Step Emergency Physicians

Practice address 499 10th Street, Floresville, TX, 78114

Phone (830) 393-3122

Enumeration date May 11, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Apr 20, 2008

Taxonomy & classification

207P00000X Emergency Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Primary

Authorized official

Name Joseph Gatewood

Title President, Ters; General Partner

Phone (800) 362-2731

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
0086MU	Other	TX	BLUE SHIELD

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What is a Type 2 NPI?

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What type of organization is Step Emergency Physicians?

Step Emergency Physicians is registered in NPPES as a Emergency Medicine Physician (its primary provider taxonomy).

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2008-04-20.