Akshar Dash, MD
General Practice Physician · Houston, TX
Akshar Dash, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1518596063, issued on Apr 6, 2020. Check the license (Texas U4177, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akshar Dash
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- U4177 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX 77026
- Phone
- (713) 500-6700
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2024
- Fax
- (713) 500-6722
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231113002998); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akshar Dash in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U4177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akshar Dash among 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas
Akshar Dash, MD is one of 1,062 general practice physician records with a practice address in Texas. 44% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2000 among the 222 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Akshar Dash, MD's NPI number?
Akshar Dash, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518596063, issued on Apr 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akshar Dash, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX, 77026. Phone: (713) 500-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akshar Dash, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U4177, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akshar Dash, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akshar Dash, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it 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.