NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1487680088 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Houston, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,916 in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
32
Medicare Part D claims · 13 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
What the federal data shows
Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. filed 32 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Houston, Texas.
- 32
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1487680088), first enumerated 06/24/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 32 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1487680088 · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1487680088
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 7K Critical Care
- RX-TRACE 32
- BOOK-THIN 431 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Mark Plautz · 2006
Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
32 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
32 97% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1487680088 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/24/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Medical Center Hospitalist Associates PLLC
Houston, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.. To verify Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
32
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
13
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 60.367
- Total Day Supply
- 1,602
- Generic Drug Cost
- $633
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 59.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.77
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Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
6,916
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,103
Avg Claims per Provider
Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.'s 32 claims are below the specialty average of 1,103.
Nationwide Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Thaker, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Thaker.
One of 431 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. specializes in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Houston, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. wrote 32 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for 13 beneficiaries.
Where is Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. located? ▼
Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. is located at 6565 FANNIN ST, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-3620.
What is Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487680088, issued on 06/24/2006.
How many Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,916 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,103 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Kamlesh Thaker, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 32 Part D claims and 13 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Kamlesh Thaker, M.D.'s NPI is 1487680088 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology
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