NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deane S. Charba, MD

Nephrology Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Deane S. Charba, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1245281492, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas K6961, 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
1245281492
Name
Deane S. Charba
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License numbers
K6961 TX
036114401 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
614 Furman Ave, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Phone
(361) 882-9278
Enumerated
May 12, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 26, 2024
Medicaid ID
33326800 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160629001174); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1991
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 614 Furman Ave

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

  1. Sabeeh Din, MDSpecialist1699702993
  2. Richard Hinojosa, MDSpecialist1265466544
  3. Samer Jifi-Bahlool, MDNephrology Physician1881621118
  4. Chijioke Ogbu, M.D., MPHNephrology Physician1881897288
  5. Clyde Rutherford, MDSpecialist1518993336
  6. Zakaria Saleem, MDNephrology Physician1275758278

Verify Deane S. Charba 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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Industry payments in 2024: $34.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.

  1. Deane Charba$34.00
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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. Bay Area Kidney Disease Physicians, PLLCCorpus Christi, TX

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

Deane S. Charba among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas

Deane S. Charba, 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
  • Graduated1991 · 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.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jack Cortese, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041659374577
  2. Shah Islam, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041841293727
  3. Samer Jifi-Bahlool, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041881621118
  4. Benjamin Lee, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041871784967
  5. Chijioke Ogbu, M.D., MPHCorpus Christi, TX 784041881897288
  6. Geeta Reddy, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041144223876
  7. Zakaria Saleem, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041275758278
  8. William Shaffer, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041972506913

Common questions

What is Deane S. Charba, MD's NPI number?

Deane S. Charba, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245281492, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deane S. Charba, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 614 Furman Ave, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 882-9278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deane S. Charba, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K6961, 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.

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.