Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX
Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1518261296, issued on Jan 10, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q1241, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dharani Kumari Narendra
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- Q1241 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140922001087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dharani Kumari Narendra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q1241Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
74 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ofev11 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): 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $313.64
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dharani Kumari Narendra among 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas
Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD is one of 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Donna Calabrese, M.D.Houston, TX 770301538144845
- Christopher Cortes, M.D.Houston, TX 770301447258959
- John Crommett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301932141892
- Javier Finkielman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301083651962
- James Herlihy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301972555449
- David Powner, M.D.Houston, TX 770301417996356
- Iqbal Ratnani, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861440190
Common questions
What is Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD's NPI number?
Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518261296, issued on Jan 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q1241, 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 Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dharani Kumari Narendra, MD had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dharani Kumari Narendra, 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.