Avinash Ghimire, MD
Nephrology Physician · Bastrop, TX
Avinash Ghimire, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Bastrop, Texas, and NPI 1972662260, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas T8408, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Avinash Ghimire
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- T8408 TX
MD19410 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3101 Highway 71 E Ste 201, Bastrop, TX 78602
- Phone
- (512) 901-4010
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2024
- Fax
- (512) 901-3910
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231117000635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Avinash Ghimire in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T8408Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,494 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium115 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate100 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl96 claims
- Lisinopril96 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate93 claims
- Furosemide71 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): 77 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $93.25
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- The Austin Diagnostic Clinic PLLCBastrop, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Avinash Ghimire among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Avinash Ghimire, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Bastrop → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Allison Miller, MDCedar Park, TX 786131003379439
- Javier Rodriguez-Sanchez, M.D.Cedar Park, TX 786131326489758
- Stephen Wells, MDCedar Park, TX 786131164602835
- Savita Koolwal, MDPharr, TX 785771558334177
- Ngozi Okoba, M.DOlmito, TX 785751679990360
- Paul-Moreau Bossous, M.D.Mission, TX 785721487975439
Common questions
What is Avinash Ghimire, MD's NPI number?
Avinash Ghimire, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972662260, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Avinash Ghimire, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3101 Highway 71 E Ste 201, Bastrop, TX, 78602. Phone: (512) 901-4010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Avinash Ghimire, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T8408, 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 Avinash Ghimire, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Avinash Ghimire, MD had 1,494 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Avinash Ghimire, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77 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.