NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dalbir S. Purewal, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Dalbir S. Purewal, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1043241441, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas K3405, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043241441
Name
Dalbir S. Purewal
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
K3405 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18220 Tomball Pkwy, Houston, TX 77070
Phone
(281) 737-0570
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 807-6024
Medicaid IDs
042938303 TX
042938301 TX
042938302 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110304000133); 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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Verify Dalbir S. Purewal in five checks

  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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

793 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dalbir Purewal793
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium80 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate58 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl46 claims
  4. Lisinopril36 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium29 claims
  6. Ezetimibe26 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $88.15

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dalbir Purewal$88.15
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX

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

Dalbir S. Purewal among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Dalbir S. Purewal, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

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Common questions

What is Dalbir S. Purewal, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dalbir S. Purewal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043241441, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dalbir S. Purewal, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18220 Tomball Pkwy, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 737-0570. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dalbir S. Purewal, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K3405, 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 Dalbir S. Purewal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dalbir S. Purewal, M.D. had 793 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

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