Alfredo Sardinas, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX
Alfredo Sardinas, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1164719100, issued on Jun 28, 2011. Check the license (Texas R1124, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alfredo Sardinas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- R1124 TX
BP10040355 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 427 W 20TH St Ste 220, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 869-0850
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (762) 212-5020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170515001591); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alfredo Sardinas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R1124Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,044 Medicare Part D claims for 447 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 199 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate460 claims
- Prednisone235 claims
- Methotrexate232 claims
- Gabapentin198 claims
- Tramadol Hcl183 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium179 claims
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,749.37
107 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- David P Ellent PLLCShenandoah, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alfredo Sardinas among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Alfredo Sardinas, M.D. is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramona Mihu, M.D.Houston, TX 770081154614592
- Wajeeha Yousaf, MDHouston, TX 770081770715765
- William Ratnoff, M.D.Houston, TX 770071497744783
- Mujahed Alikhan, M.D.Houston, TX 770051396924106
- Alan Friedman, MDHouston, TX 770051528045556
- Mona Iversen, M.D.Houston, TX 770051720249055
- Suong Tran, MDHouston, TX 770051851591978
- Alan Croock, MDHouston, TX 770041316027758
Common questions
What is Alfredo Sardinas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alfredo Sardinas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164719100, issued on Jun 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alfredo Sardinas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 427 W 20TH St Ste 220, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 869-0850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alfredo Sardinas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R1124, 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 Alfredo Sardinas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alfredo Sardinas, M.D. had 3,044 Medicare Part D claims for 447 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alfredo Sardinas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.