Brajesh Bhatla, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Harlingen, TX
Brajesh Bhatla, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1821045600, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas J9973, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brajesh Bhatla
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- J9973 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4402 E Sesame Dr, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 412-1125
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 440-8854
- Medicaid ID
- 110742704 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040611001378); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4402 E Sesame Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jorge Flores, M.D.Nephrology Physician1356380885
- Elizabeth Lugo, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1932775228
Verify Brajesh Bhatla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J9973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
8,484 Medicare Part D claims for 913 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate632 claims
- Losartan Potassium559 claims
- Farxiga545 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate514 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate449 claims
- Torsemide304 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): 98.3 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: $608.50
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 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
- Brajesh Bhatla MD PAHarlingen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brajesh Bhatla among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Brajesh Bhatla, M.D. 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
- Graduated1985 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jorge Flores, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501356380885
- Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MDHarlingen, TX 785501598967366
- Mourad Alsabbagh, MDEdinburg, TX 785391124240890
- Paul-Moreau Bossous, M.D.Mission, TX 785721487975439
- Mohammad Kotaki, MDMission, TX 785721760565378
- Preston Ukoli, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261962627026
- Ngozi Okoba, M.DOlmito, TX 785751679990360
- Savita Koolwal, MDPharr, TX 785771558334177
Common questions
What is Brajesh Bhatla, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brajesh Bhatla, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821045600, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brajesh Bhatla, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4402 E Sesame Dr, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 412-1125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brajesh Bhatla, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J9973, 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 Brajesh Bhatla, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brajesh Bhatla, M.D. had 8,484 Medicare Part D claims for 913 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brajesh Bhatla, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.