Joanna K. Ira, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Joanna K. Ira, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1114120631, issued on Jun 11, 2007. Check the license (Texas M6480, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna K. Ira
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- M6480 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1905 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 677-7262
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 677-7184
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080319000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joanna K. Ira in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M6480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,868 Medicare Part D claims for 459 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium275 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate242 claims
- Losartan Potassium129 claims
- Gabapentin107 claims
- Metformin Hcl104 claims
- Lisinopril100 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Legacy Community Health Services, IncHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanna K. Ira among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Joanna K. Ira, 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Joanna K. Ira, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanna K. Ira, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114120631, issued on Jun 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna K. Ira, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1905 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 677-7262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna K. Ira, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M6480, 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 Joanna K. Ira, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanna K. Ira, M.D. had 3,868 Medicare Part D claims for 459 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.