NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katia Arnold, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Katia Arnold, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1336173517, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas L3213, 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
1336173517
Name
Katia Arnold
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
L3213 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 77089
Phone
(281) 929-6100
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2026
Medicaid IDs
180444508 TX
180444507 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040817000128); may accept 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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Also registered at 11800 Astoria Blvd

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

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  6. Wendy Alcanter, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1902225956

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  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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

336 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Katia Arnold336
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir32 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
  3. Furosemide16 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate14 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium12 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: $23.93

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Katia Arnold$23.93
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. XpertmdHouston, TX

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

Katia Arnold among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Katia Arnold, MD 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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. Dat Bui, M.D.Houston, TX 770891932201415
  2. Kaisen Fang, M.D.Houston, TX 770891023045846
  3. Amir Ghebranious, M.D.Houston, TX 770891093777211
  4. Steven Goldstein, M.D.Houston, TX 770891992730600
  5. Maqsood Javed, M.D.Houston, TX 770891073568713
  6. Hung Le, M.D.Houston, TX 770891811978182
  7. Aslam Loya, M.D.Houston, TX 770891700878816
  8. Munir Loya, MDHouston, TX 770891720070121

Common questions

What is Katia Arnold, MD's NPI number?

Katia Arnold, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336173517, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katia Arnold, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX, 77089. Phone: (281) 929-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katia Arnold, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L3213, 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 Katia Arnold, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katia Arnold, MD had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.