Texas Digestive Specialists Data Breach Affects 41,521

Gastroenterology Consultants of South Texas, now operating as Texas Digestive Specialists, experienced a major data breach that affected 41,521 individuals in Texas. An investigation revealed that in late May 2025, an unauthorized actor may have accessed sensitive patient information stored on the organization's network.

Compromised information included both personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI). Exposed data may include names, addresses, dates of birth, medical records and health insurance information.

Texas Digestive Specialists reported the data breach to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on July 22, 2025, reporting at least 44,579 patients affected by the data breach.

The data breach was disclosed to the Texas Attorney General’s office on July 24, 2025. Texas Digestive Specialists also published a Notice of Data Incident on its website.

Texas Digestive Specialists' response

If you receive notification from Gastroenterology Consultants of South Texas or Texas Digestive Specialists about this breach, you may want to:

• Sign up for the free TransUnion credit monitoring services offered by Texas Digestive Specialists.
• Monitor your credit reports and financial accounts for any unusual activity.
• Be alert for phishing emails or phone calls that may use your exposed information.
• Consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with major credit bureaus.

The organization also set up a toll free line for affected individuals with questions at 800-405-6108, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central time.

Learn more about Gastroenterology Consultants of South Texas on the Texas Digestive Specialists website.