Karla Nadine Vital, MD
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Karla Nadine Vital, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1831258284, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas M2178, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karla Nadine Vital
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- M2178 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11920 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 77089
- Phone
- (713) 538-1240
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 538-1244
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050809001029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karla Nadine Vital in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M2178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
54 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mounjaro14 claims
- Ozempic12 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: $200.37
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Karla Nadine Vital among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Karla Nadine Vital, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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- Richard Foley, MDHouston, TX 770901083699383
- Gene Forrester, MDHouston, TX 770901558345116
- Mary Theresa Hoang, M.D.Houston, TX 770901306015227
- Nadia Iqbal, M.D.Houston, TX 770901023214202
- Christopher Kwoh, M.D.Houston, TX 770901962427534
Common questions
What is Karla Nadine Vital, MD's NPI number?
Karla Nadine Vital, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831258284, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karla Nadine Vital, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11920 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX, 77089. Phone: (713) 538-1240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karla Nadine Vital, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M2178, 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 Karla Nadine Vital, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karla Nadine Vital, MD had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.