Anila Pillai Sankar, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Anila Pillai Sankar, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1609056928, issued on Nov 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas Q5559, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anila Pillai Sankar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- Q5559 TX
MD203852 LA
57.013613 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7737 Southwest Fwy Ste 250, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (713) 484-7000
- Enumerated
- Nov 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 484-7003
- Medicaid ID
- 2107534 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160629001779); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7737 Southwest Fwy Ste 250
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anila Pillai Sankar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5559Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,468 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate117 claims
- Nifedipine Er99 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate95 claims
- Furosemide92 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl90 claims
- Midodrine Hcl75 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: $116.94
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pulmonx Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Sudheer K Sankar MD PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anila Pillai Sankar among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Anila Pillai Sankar, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Manaf Alroumoh, M.D.Houston, TX 770741548350614
- Elzbieta Baranowska-Daca, MDHouston, TX 770741154348142
- Marializa Bernardo, M.D., P.A.Houston, TX 770741477551968
- Caleb Chen, M.D., P.A.Houston, TX 770741730187105
- Charles Crumb, M.D.Houston, TX 770741447258942
- Judith Gold, MDLake Jackson, TX 770741104858422
- Irving Gold, MDHouston, TX 770741184659260
- Charles Henry, M.D., P.A.Houston, TX 770741245201995
Common questions
What is Anila Pillai Sankar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anila Pillai Sankar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609056928, issued on Nov 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anila Pillai Sankar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7737 Southwest Fwy Ste 250, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 484-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anila Pillai Sankar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5559, 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 Anila Pillai Sankar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anila Pillai Sankar, M.D. had 1,468 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.