Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Karanpreet Bains, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Lufkin, TX

Karanpreet Bains, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1700020278, issued on Apr 28, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q6494, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1700020278
Name
Karanpreet Bains
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
Q6494 TX
21984 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1105 W Frank Ave Ste 240, Lufkin, TX 75904
Phone
(936) 639-7851
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Karanpreet Bains 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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

576 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. Karanpreet Bains576
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy104 claims
  2. Minocycline Hcl42 claims
  3. Cefdinir37 claims
  4. Genvoya37 claims
  5. Tivicay26 claims
  6. Lamivudine Hbv23 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.

The Medicare quality score for 2023: 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Baylor St. Luke's Medical GroupLufkin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

38 internal medicine physician records list a Lufkin practice address

They are 38 of the 964 NPPES records with a Lufkin practice address, and 11,069 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

Other internal medicine physician records in Texas

  1. Muhammad A. Sattar, MDDallas, TX1760465553
  2. Gayatri Aaluri, MDGalveston, TX1821928508
  3. Anunaya AashishDenton, TX1134246374
  4. Queenie Ann Abad, M.D.San Antonio, TX1174979785
  5. Fuad Abaleka, M.DLubbock, TX1861925596
  6. Carol Abalihi, M.D.El Paso, TX1326136243
  7. Pedro Abanto, M.D.McAllen, TX1982840393
  8. Oliverio Abarca Guzman, MDHarlingen, TX1346972940
  9. Obinna Abaribe, M.DMansfield, TX1457704355
  10. Enyinnaya Abarikwu, MDTyler, TX1174788178

Common questions

What is Karanpreet Bains, M.D.'s NPI number?

Karanpreet Bains, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700020278, issued on Apr 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karanpreet Bains, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1105 W Frank Ave Ste 240, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 639-7851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karanpreet Bains, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q6494, 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 Karanpreet Bains, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karanpreet Bains, M.D. had 576 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karanpreet Bains, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.