Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Rio Grande City, TX
Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rio Grande City, Texas, and NPI 1710910773, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas L2961, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gauri G. Kanhere
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- L2961 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 131 N FM 3167 Ste C, Rio Grande City, TX 78582
- Phone
- (956) 352-1344
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2023
- Fax
- (956) 352-1343
- Medicaid ID
- 126933404 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040226001224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 131 N FM 3167 Ste C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gauri G. Kanhere in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L2961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,720 Medicare Part D claims for 841 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium818 claims
- Losartan Potassium456 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate426 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate380 claims
- Alprazolam358 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium344 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): 81.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $290.74
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Gauri Kanhere PLLCRio Grande City, TX
- Renaissance Medical FoundationMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gauri G. Kanhere among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rio Grande City
They are 5 of the 290 NPPES records with a practice address in Rio Grande City, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710910773, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 N FM 3167 Ste C, Rio Grande City, TX, 78582. Phone: (956) 352-1344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2961, 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 Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D. had 12,720 Medicare Part D claims for 841 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gauri G. Kanhere, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.