NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Judith Birungi, MD

Surgery Physician · Odesa, TX

Judith Birungi, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Odesa, Texas, and NPI 1609183953, issued on Sep 8, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q9297, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609183953
Name
Judith Birungi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
Q9297 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
540 W 5TH St Ste 400, Odesa, TX 79761
Phone
(432) 580-0300
Enumerated
Sep 8, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2022
Fax
(432) 580-0306
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170420001876); 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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Verify Judith Birungi 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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13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

166 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Judith Birungi166
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl37 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf22 claims
  3. Metronidazole12 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
  5. Neomycin Sulfate11 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: $1,721.83

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Judith Birungi$1,721.83
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Judith Birungi among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Judith Birungi, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Faye Armstrong-Paap, MDOdessa, TX 797611487668489
  2. John Challapalli, MDOdessa, TX 797611770635146
  3. Dennis Choi, M.D.Odessa, TX 797611255728671
  4. Donald Davenport, D.O.Odessa, TX 797611982608964
  5. Steven Fath, M.D.Odessa, TX 797611982661542
  6. Michael Janice, D.O.Odessa, TX 797611417363268
  7. Shai Liu, M.D.Odessa, TX 797611285822999
  8. Robert LynchOdessa, TX 797611417953589

Common questions

What is Judith Birungi, MD's NPI number?

Judith Birungi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609183953, issued on Sep 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Judith Birungi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 W 5TH St Ste 400, Odesa, TX, 79761. Phone: (432) 580-0300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Judith Birungi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q9297, 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 Judith Birungi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Judith Birungi, MD had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.