NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Asha R. Cherian, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Asha R. Cherian, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720470578, issued on Mar 2, 2015. Check the license (Texas AP127369, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1720470578
Name
Asha R. Cherian
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP127369 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6620 Main St Ste 1225, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 548-9775
Enumerated
Mar 2, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 1, 2022
Fax
(832) 415-2857
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170920000279); 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 6620 Main St Ste 1225

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

  1. Simah Akpan-Smart, AGPCNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1578917449
  2. Donald Lazarus, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1073670535
  3. Benedicte RichardHealth & Wellness Coach1821767732
  4. Maria Riegel, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1871027649
  5. Muhammad Asim Siddique, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1598944308

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,177 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Asha Cherian2,177
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate102 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium93 claims
  4. Prednisone88 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate73 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium62 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: $617.39

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Asha Cherian$617.39
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. UT Physicians Specialty ServicesHouston, TX

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

Asha R. Cherian among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Asha R. Cherian, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% 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 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 26% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,588 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston

They are 2,588 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sheila Bradley, FNPHouston, TX 770301730182890
  2. Georgiann Brown, F.N.P.Houston, TX 770301821028473
  3. Bethsaida Camacho, APRNHouston, TX 770301265490189
  4. Tina Dett, FNPHouston, TX 770301922059658
  5. Saundra Hendricks, APRN,BC-ADMHouston, TX 770301841255726
  6. Laurie Hughes, RN, FNPHouston, TX 770301922048867
  7. Tonia Jackson, FNP-CHouston, TX 770301275560153
  8. Patricia Jones, PH.D., RN, FNP, ERNPHouston, TX 770301467492306

Common questions

What is Asha R. Cherian, FNP-C's NPI number?

Asha R. Cherian, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720470578, issued on Mar 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Asha R. Cherian, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6620 Main St Ste 1225, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 548-9775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Asha R. Cherian, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP127369, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Asha R. Cherian, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Asha R. Cherian, FNP-C had 2,177 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.