NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashwin Achuthaprasad, MD

Neurology Physician · Houston, TX

Ashwin Achuthaprasad, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1598541013, issued on Sep 1, 2023. Check the license (Texas BP10085291, 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
1598541013
Name
Ashwin Achuthaprasad
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
BP10085291 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(281) 857-7657
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2023
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6565 Fannin St

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  4. Safiyah AbdullahAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497200851
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

47 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ashwin Achuthaprasad47
  2. Specialty average1,370

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: $1,078.98

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ashwin Achuthaprasad$1,078.98
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ashwin Achuthaprasad among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas

Ashwin Achuthaprasad, MD is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stanley Appel, M.D.Houston, TX 770301124009113
  2. Igor Cherches, M.D.Houston, TX 770301942295522
  3. David Chiu, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073594537
  4. Howard Derman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891776712
  5. Edward Escobar, DOHouston, TX 770301982685434
  6. Timea Hodics, MDHouston, TX 770301285633057
  7. Annette Howard, MDHouston, TX 770301508857665
  8. Julia Jones, M.D.Houston, TX 770301225024854

Common questions

What is Ashwin Achuthaprasad, MD's NPI number?

Ashwin Achuthaprasad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598541013, issued on Sep 1, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashwin Achuthaprasad, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (281) 857-7657. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashwin Achuthaprasad, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number BP10085291, 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 Ashwin Achuthaprasad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashwin Achuthaprasad, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.