NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Avni Bhalakia, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Houston, TX

Avni Bhalakia, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1891912655, issued on Apr 20, 2007. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891912655
Name
Avni Bhalakia
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
249432 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9700 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77036
Phone
(832) 828-1005
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 9700 Bissonnet St

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

  1. Ijeoma Yvonne Burns, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588904825
  2. Kyra ByrdFamily Nurse Practitioner1205523008
  3. Victoria FieldFamily Nurse Practitioner1205295706
  4. Natalie Gilman, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1407139348
  5. Kristina Gomez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1881098960
  6. Aditi JayaramSpeech-Language Pathologist1871936047

Verify Avni Bhalakia in five checks

  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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Avni Bhalakia among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas

Avni Bhalakia, M.D. is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,038 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,038 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ahmed Abdin, M.DHouston, TX 770361427481449
  2. Aderonke Adefisayo, M.DHouston, TX 770361770842130
  3. Gunjan Dokania, M.DHouston, TX 770361821352519
  4. Suratha Elango, MDHouston, TX 770361093031429
  5. Natalie Gilman, M.D.Houston, TX 770361407139348
  6. Seema Jain, MDHouston, TX 770361255695342
  7. Zaishui Jia, MDHouston, TX 770361467435016
  8. Pierpaolo Palmieri, M.D.Houston, TX 770361467531897

Common questions

What is Avni Bhalakia, M.D.'s NPI number?

Avni Bhalakia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891912655, issued on Apr 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Avni Bhalakia, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9700 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX, 77036. Phone: (832) 828-1005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Avni Bhalakia, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.