Ashwin Gowda, M.D.
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician · Austin, TX
Ashwin Gowda, M.D. is a sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1669447397, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas L5347, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashwin Gowda
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084S0012X
- License number
- L5347 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 W Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
- Phone
- (512) 440-5757
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 440-5858
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080225000773); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1221 W Ben White Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ashwin Gowda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L5347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 655 among the 377 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine28 claims
- Trazodone Hcl24 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate15 claims
- Methylphenidate Hcl14 claims
- Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate11 claims
- Methadone Hcl11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 65.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,283.09
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,572.43 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
- Ashwin Gowda MD PAAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashwin Gowda among 32 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in Texas
Ashwin Gowda, M.D. is one of 32 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 25% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1999 among the 18 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084S0012X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers in Texas
There are 32 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Darnall, M.D.Austin, TX 787261225204530
- John Hudson, M.D.Austin, TX 787311487626008
- David Duhon, M.D.West Lake Hills, TX 787461811088669
- Hanul Bhandari, MDShavano Park, TX 782491053572164
- Roberto Sartori, M.D.Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX 782341073605432
- Angelica White, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291588849434
- Dario Beltran, MDMidland, TX 797011912100850
- Manoher Gurru, M.D.Midland, TX 797031558394601
Common questions
What is Ashwin Gowda, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ashwin Gowda, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669447397, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashwin Gowda, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 W Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX, 78704. Phone: (512) 440-5757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashwin Gowda, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L5347, 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 Gowda, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashwin Gowda, M.D. had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician prescribers was 655. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ashwin Gowda, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.