NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karthik Bhandari

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Karthik Bhandari is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1639527500, issued on Jun 1, 2016. Check the license (Texas S4727, 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639527500
Name
Karthik Bhandari
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
S4727 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 500-6500
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2016
Record last updated
Feb 15, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200605000642); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2016
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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Also registered at 6431 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ahmad AbdelhadiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073453296
  2. Zayna AbdullaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245030337
  3. Yaman Abdullah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1134461619
  4. Elizabeth Abels, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417516881
  5. Jessica Abhulimhen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1639665136
  6. Andrew Abikhaled, MD CANDIDATEStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699574335

Verify Karthik Bhandari 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karthik Bhandari among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Karthik Bhandari 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 2016, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ketti Awad, MDHouston, TX 770301740284710
  2. Parikshet Babber, MDHouston, TX 770301114915816
  3. James Baker, MDHouston, TX 770301477549566
  4. Ana Blackmon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962402446
  5. Maria Cruz-Carreras, MDHouston, TX 770301376533893
  6. Marina George, MDHouston, TX 770301780680009
  7. Barry Goodfriend, MDHouston, TX 770301588666218
  8. Betty Halpern, MDHouston, TX 770301942292685

Common questions

What is Karthik Bhandari's NPI number?

Karthik Bhandari's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639527500, issued on Jun 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karthik Bhandari located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karthik Bhandari's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S4727, 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.

What is Karthik Bhandari's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.