Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Houston, TX
Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1427443514, issued on Apr 6, 2015. Check the license (Texas S4601, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amar Krishna Bhat
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- S4601 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10130 Grant RD Ste 212, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (346) 776-2020
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2025
- Fax
- (346) 299-2020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200624000047); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Paul L Foster School Of Medicine, Texas Tech Univ, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amar Krishna Bhat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S4601Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
1,736 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost322 claims
- Erythromycin213 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate207 claims
- Moxifloxacin156 claims
- Timolol Maleate124 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth62 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): 90.2 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: $431.24
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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
- Modern Eye PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amar Krishna Bhat among 33 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Texas
Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D. is one of 33 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 48% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2013 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Texas
There are 33 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Texas.
All 33 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Urias, M.D.Houston, TX 770741841723988
- Shazia Ali, M.D.Houston, TX 770301639515075
- Morgan Fredell, MDHouston, TX 770301669932307
- Stella Kim, M.D.Houston, TX 770301952409450
- Benjamin Park, MDHouston, TX 770301821677519
- Rohini Sigireddi, M.D.Houston, TX 770301457811440
- Forrest Swann, MDWaco, TX 767121407291420
- Ardalan Sharifi, MDGalveston, TX 775501245893866
Common questions
What is Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427443514, issued on Apr 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10130 Grant RD Ste 212, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (346) 776-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S4601, 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 Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D. had 1,736 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amar Krishna Bhat, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.2 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.