Hema Salvady, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Pearland, TX
Hema Salvady, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Pearland, Texas, and NPI 1609962885, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas L7544, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hema Salvady
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- L7544 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11555 Magnolia Pkwy, Pearland, TX 77584
- Phone
- (281) 957-9127
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 162406604 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080620000186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hema Salvady in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L7544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,587 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate227 claims
- Methotrexate160 claims
- Prednisone119 claims
- Gabapentin111 claims
- Meloxicam83 claims
- Leflunomide73 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,130.57
139 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Prashanth R. Sunkureddi, M.D., P.A.League City, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hema Salvady among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Hema Salvady, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in Pearland → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carlos Ramirez, M.D.Pearland, TX 775841982629309
- Haihui Wang, M.D.Pearland, TX 775841447782958
- Bruce Baethge, M.D.Texas City, TX 775911710071956
- Deepika Arora, MBBSLeague City, TX 775731053689455
- Deborah Koh, MDLeague City, TX 775731104649813
- Peter Shane, MDLeague City, TX 775731295513000
- Prashanth Sunkureddi, M.D.League City, TX 775731568445740
- Dany Varughese, M.D.League City, TX 775731831487719
Common questions
What is Hema Salvady, MD's NPI number?
Hema Salvady, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609962885, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hema Salvady, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11555 Magnolia Pkwy, Pearland, TX, 77584. Phone: (281) 957-9127. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hema Salvady, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L7544, 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 Hema Salvady, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hema Salvady, MD had 1,587 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.