NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Desencia E A Thomas, MD

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Houston, TX

Desencia E A Thomas, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1003892506, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (Texas Q8164, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003892506
Name
Desencia E A Thomas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License numbers
Q8164 TX
0101238355 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 873-2412
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2025
Medicaid IDs
5901355 NC
010174945 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170328001168); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1999
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 1504 Taub Loop

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

  1. Kelechi AbarikwuEmergency Medicine Physician1316527609
  2. Robert Abbitt, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588165765
  3. Waleed Abdellatif, MBBCH, MSC, MSHPEDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629737770
  4. Roba Abousaway, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396689360
  5. Shiny AbrahamNurse Practitioner1669857124
  6. Christina Ackerman-Banks, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1568840494

Verify Desencia E A Thomas 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $50.56

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Desencia Thomas$50.56
  2. Specialty average$2,488.38

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
  2. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Desencia E A Thomas among 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records in Texas

Desencia E A Thomas, MD is one of 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 2,277 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

823 diagnostic radiology physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 823 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carmen Bonmati, M.D.Houston, TX 770301629069513
  2. Hannah Chung, M.D.Houston, TX 770301780683508
  3. Monali Gupta, MDHouston, TX 770301033108089
  4. Monica Huang, M.D.Houston, TX 770301366433484
  5. Reena Jha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548269988
  6. Anne Kushwaha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301134121742
  7. Thomas Lu, MDHouston, TX 770301669469730
  8. Sagar Naik, M.D.Houston, TX 770301972593127

Common questions

What is Desencia E A Thomas, MD's NPI number?

Desencia E A Thomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003892506, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Desencia E A Thomas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-2412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Desencia E A Thomas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q8164, 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.

What is Desencia E A Thomas, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.