NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Atul Dhingra, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Atul Dhingra, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1992726780, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1180, 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
1992726780
Name
Atul Dhingra
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
K1180 TX
C4651 KY
01080477A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6720 Bertner St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 355-2121
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 5, 2026
Medicaid ID
133622411 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260112002313); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6720 Bertner St

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

  1. Mark Ahearn, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1265453039
  2. Lizmarie Andino, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1598999625
  3. James Anton, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1134129992
  4. Anupa Arora, M.D.Nuclear Medicine Physician1629293808
  5. Charles Beers, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1841210762
  6. Darrell Calderon, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1710908504

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

79 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Atul Dhingra79
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score99.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%85.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas - Cypress PLLCBonham, TX
  2. Shavano Emergency Medicine Associates, PAEdinburg, TX
  3. Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCBowling Green, KY

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

Atul Dhingra among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Atul Dhingra, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bentley Bobrow, M.D.Houston, TX 770301528040276
  2. Jack Butler, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962491035
  3. Pamela Carmain, M.D.Houston, TX 770301285636266
  4. Crystal Cassidy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301316948599
  5. Robert Dickson, MDHouston, TX 770301609866391
  6. Swapan Dubey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497756175
  7. Bhushan Kukkalli, M.D.Houston, TX 770301871579276
  8. Kelly Larkin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144205683

Common questions

What is Atul Dhingra, M.D.'s NPI number?

Atul Dhingra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992726780, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Atul Dhingra, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Bertner St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 355-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Atul Dhingra, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K1180, 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 Atul Dhingra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Atul Dhingra, M.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Atul Dhingra, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.