Irene M. Ekaney, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Sugar Land, TX
Irene M. Ekaney, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1639120827, issued on May 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas L7365, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Irene M. Ekaney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- L7365 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16659 Southwest Fwy Ste 371, Sugar Land, TX 77479
- Phone
- (281) 265-0760
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 265-1240
- Medicaid ID
- 164393404 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040513000678); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16659 Southwest Fwy Ste 371
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Butler, MDInfectious Disease Physician1427028430
- Obiageli Obijiofor, MDInfectious Disease Physician1245200393
Verify Irene M. Ekaney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L7365Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
629 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy110 claims
- Descovy40 claims
- Ceftriaxone37 claims
- Azithromycin26 claims
- Meropenem25 claims
- Tivicay24 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: $2,791.64
120 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Infectious Disease Specialist OF Texas,p.a.Sugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Irene M. Ekaney among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Irene M. Ekaney, MD is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
All 674 in Texas → Every provider in Sugar Land → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eloho Ajayi, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791346692902
- Sarfraz Aly, MDSugar Land, TX 774791972766327
- John Butler, MDSugar Land, TX 774791427028430
- Barkat Fazal, MD, MPHTMSugar Land, TX 774791619074721
- Anh Nguyen, MDSugar Land, TX 774791275534976
- Obiageli Obijiofor, MDSugar Land, TX 774791245200393
- Ambreen Allana, MDSugar Land, TX 774781790167161
- Edwin Chen, MD, PHDSugar Land, TX 774781619405149
Common questions
What is Irene M. Ekaney, MD's NPI number?
Irene M. Ekaney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639120827, issued on May 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Irene M. Ekaney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16659 Southwest Fwy Ste 371, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 265-0760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Irene M. Ekaney, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L7365, 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 Irene M. Ekaney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Irene M. Ekaney, MD had 629 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.