Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Avanikkha Elayappen, M.D

Pediatrics Physician · Galveston, TX

Avanikkha Elayappen, M.D is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1740569946, issued on Aug 5, 2011. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1740569946
Name
Avanikkha Elayappen
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
Practice location
Utmb Childrens Hospital 3 230, Galveston, TX 77555
Phone
(520) 903-4059
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Utmb Childrens Hospital 3 230

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

  1. Elizabeth Rodriguez Lien, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1205195179

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 82.4 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 score83.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

122 pediatrics physician records list a Galveston practice address

They are 122 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a Galveston practice address, and 6,165 pediatrics physician records in Texas.

Other pediatrics physician records in Texas

  1. Mehreen Abbas, MDCorpus Christi, TX1740850767
  2. Rashida Abbas, M.D.Cypress, TX1740222371
  3. Umair Abbas, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX1417335654
  4. James Abbott, MDWebster, TX1518065846
  5. Khuzam Abdalla, M.DAbilene, TX1174769137
  6. Waleed AbdelhafezAustin, TX1801230073
  7. Ahmed Abdin, M.DHouston, TX1427481449
  8. Jareatha Abdul-Raheem, MDJbsa Lackland, TX1790322485
  9. Khadijah Abdurrazaq, M.D, FAAPMidland, TX1336304120
  10. Christopher Abel, M.D.Dallas, TX1841299484

Common questions

What is Avanikkha Elayappen, M.D's NPI number?

Avanikkha Elayappen, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740569946, issued on Aug 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Avanikkha Elayappen, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Utmb Childrens Hospital 3 230, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (520) 903-4059. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Avanikkha Elayappen, M.D's license?

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.

What is Avanikkha Elayappen, M.D's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.