NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Huntsville, TX

Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Texas, and NPI 1386714871, issued on Nov 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas K-1364, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386714871
Name
Ali Akbar Bhuriwala
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
K-1364 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1508 11TH St, Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone
(936) 436-1786
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071002000429); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Ali Akbar Bhuriwala in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

426 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ali Bhuriwala426
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate22 claims
  3. Clopidogrel21 claims
  4. Cefdinir19 claims
  5. Azithromycin17 claims
  6. Eliquis14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $107.10

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ali Bhuriwala$107.10
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. City Hospital Physician Group, Inc.Dallas, TX
  2. Hospital Docs PAMontgomery, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ali Akbar Bhuriwala among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntsville

They are 15 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mir Ali Khan, D.O.Huntsville, TX 773401831290923
  2. Peter Ang, M.D.Huntsville, TX 773401134186331
  3. Shao-Jen Chang, M.D.Huntsville, TX 773401184797847
  4. Darnel Durand, M.D.Huntsville, TX 773401992984272
  5. David FicklenHuntsville, TX 773401356347603
  6. John Hines, MDHuntsville, TX 773401043313141
  7. Premswarup Immaraj, M.D.Huntsville, TX 773401356377915
  8. Nabeel Khan, M.D.Huntsville, TX 773401144218066

Common questions

What is Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386714871, issued on Nov 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1508 11TH St, Huntsville, TX, 77340. Phone: (936) 436-1786. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K-1364, 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 Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D. had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.