Aparna P. Kulkarni, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Aparna P. Kulkarni, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1912996679, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Texas K6770, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aparna P. Kulkarni
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- K6770 TX
MD00037911 WA
52877 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX 77005
- Phone
- (713) 526-5511
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 520-4971
- Medicaid ID
- 156328005 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130104000481); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Aparna P. Kulkarni in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K6770Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole33 claims
- Gavilyte-G19 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes17 claims
- Famotidine12 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: $53.57
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Aparna P. Kulkarni among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Aparna P. Kulkarni, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X 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 Aparna P. Kulkarni, MD's NPI number?
Aparna P. Kulkarni, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912996679, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aparna P. Kulkarni, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX, 77005. Phone: (713) 526-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aparna P. Kulkarni, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K6770, 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 Aparna P. Kulkarni, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aparna P. Kulkarni, MD had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.