NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D.,

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Houston, TX

Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D., is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1275864878, issued on Jan 20, 2010. Check the license (Texas P0007, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275864878
Name
Arvind Bhimaraj
Credential
M.D.,
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License numbers
P0007 TX
036.118341 IL
35.095382 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-1100
Enumerated
Jan 20, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2022
Medicaid IDs
284723803 TX
284723801 TX
284723802 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110910002914); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 6550 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bincy Abraham, MDGastroenterology Physician1578767166
  2. Horacio Adrogue, MDNephrology Physician1508958000
  3. Talha Akram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346180577
  4. Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1922456219
  5. Jaden Aland, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114868213
  6. James Albright, MDPediatric Otolaryngology Physician1548255805

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

3,078 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Arvind Bhimaraj3,078
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Entresto172 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate168 claims
  3. Carvedilol154 claims
  4. Spironolactone139 claims
  5. Furosemide136 claims
  6. Farxiga126 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: $35,176.59

84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Arvind Bhimaraj$35,177
  2. Specialty average$10,266

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. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Arvind Bhimaraj among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas

Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D., is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 46% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Civitello, M.D.Houston, TX 770301104863745
  2. Janardhana Gorthi, MBBSHouston, TX 770301942492228
  3. Ashrith Guha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962609693
  4. Ju Kim, M.D.Houston, TX 770301841426194
  5. Cindy Martin, MDHouston, TX 770301649468497
  6. Ajith Nair, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679747950
  7. Sriram Nathan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301285602607
  8. Selby Oberton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301437395415

Common questions

What is Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D.,'s NPI number?

Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275864878, issued on Jan 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D., located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D.,'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P0007, 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 Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D., had 3,078 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.