NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David J. Cherian, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Baytown, TX

David J. Cherian, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Baytown, Texas, and NPI 1366705139, issued on Jun 18, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q2983, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366705139
Name
David J. Cherian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
Q2983 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4301 Garth RD, Baytown, TX 77521
Phone
(800) 816-8197
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2024
Fax
(281) 420-8480
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160212000115); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2011
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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Also registered at 4301 Garth RD

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

  1. Kent Anthony, MDFamily Medicine Physician1083697296
  2. Farouk Barbandi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1700861887
  3. Beth Choby, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1023090685
  4. Perla Dizon, M.D.Specialist1467513572
  5. Diane Dougherty, PHDClinical Psychologist1558343939
  6. Uchenna Egbosimba, DNP, AGACNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1972254183

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  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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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

561 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Cherian561
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium55 claims
  2. Eliquis29 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl24 claims
  4. Furosemide17 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
  6. Hydralazine Hcl14 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cherian MD And Associates PLLCPearland, TX
  2. Hospital Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCKingwood, TX

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

30 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Baytown

They are 30 of the 1,189 NPPES records with a practice address in Baytown, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

Other hospitalist physician records in Texas

  1. Ahmad Abbas, MDThe Woodlands, TX1104311083
  2. Syed Abbas, MDHouston, TX1891271904
  3. Saherish Abbasi, DOHouston, TX1326601113
  4. Basem Abdeen, MDHouston, TX1366545675
  5. Aisha Abdel-Rahman, MDDallas, TX1568861144
  6. Noha Abdelhamid, MDSugar Land, TX1821357096
  7. Ahmed Abdelkarim, M.D.Shenandoah, TX1215171103
  8. Mina Abdelmalek, MDShenandoah, TX1265051676
  9. Kian Abdul-Baki, DOGalveston, TX1649841974
  10. Adham Abdulamir, MDBeaumont, TX1730677907

Common questions

What is David J. Cherian, MD's NPI number?

David J. Cherian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366705139, issued on Jun 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David J. Cherian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4301 Garth RD, Baytown, TX, 77521. Phone: (800) 816-8197. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David J. Cherian, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q2983, 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 David J. Cherian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David J. Cherian, MD had 561 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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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