NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1487005146, issued on Jun 23, 2016. Check the license (Texas T1036, 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
1487005146
Name
Elena Thampy Cherian
Credential
MBBS
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
T1036 TX
BP10056625 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11476 Space Center Blvd Ste 100, Houston, TX 77059
Phone
(713) 486-6325
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2024
Fax
(713) 486-6324
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210628003044); 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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Also registered at 11476 Space Center Blvd Ste 100

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

  1. Sylvalene Alozie, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295782761
  2. Latonya Bryant, LCSWClinical Social Worker1497018683
  3. Alice Chiu, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1881682276
  4. Christelle Hernandez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497101356
  5. Farokh Jamalyaria, MDRheumatology Physician1568762631
  6. Myounghee Jeong, FNP-BC, NP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1417418682

Verify Elena Thampy Cherian 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

63 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Elena Thampy Cherian63
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Methimazole12 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): 82.4 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 score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

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

Elena Thampy Cherian among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS is one of 9,175 internal 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 2016, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anjali Bhutani, M.D.Houston, TX 770591922391309
  2. Maria Chee, M.D.Houston, TX 770591679714422
  3. Lourdes Eco, M.D.Houston, TX 770591346427002
  4. Beena Sattar, MDHouston, TX 770591881845634
  5. Glenn Spaulding, M.D.Houston, TX 770591669729109
  6. Harold Walton, M.D.Houston, TX 770591194726273
  7. Paul Alberto, M.D.Houston, TX 770581891734778
  8. Sudipta Chaudhuri, D.O.Houston, TX 770601538493739

Common questions

What is Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS's NPI number?

Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487005146, issued on Jun 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11476 Space Center Blvd Ste 100, Houston, TX, 77059. Phone: (713) 486-6325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T1036, 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 Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Elena Thampy Cherian, MBBS's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.