NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lokesh Shahani, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Lokesh Shahani, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1265695001, issued on Jul 2, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q3593, 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 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265695001
Name
Lokesh Shahani
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
Q3593 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2800 S Macgregor Way, Houston, TX 77021
Phone
(713) 741-3837
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150519001749); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2006
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 2800 S Macgregor Way

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

  1. Zargham Abbas, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1689135303
  2. Myreb AkaninworCommunity Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1134970387
  3. Wualu AltamiraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902766678
  4. Elaheh Ashtari, PSY.DPsychologist1952773335
  5. Annie Benjamin, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1770829749
  6. Dyna Benson, APRN, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104536655

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

241 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lokesh Shahani241
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy20 claims
  2. Carvedilol15 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
  4. Lisinopril15 claims
  5. Lorazepam14 claims
  6. Tivicay12 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 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).

Industry payments in 2024: $26.05

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lokesh Shahani$26.05
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

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

Lokesh Shahani among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Lokesh Shahani, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katherine Cowan, M.D.Houston, TX 770211114908464
  2. Jose Fernandez, M.D.Houston, TX 770211437130788
  3. Jonathan Findley, M.D.Houston, TX 770211720213135
  4. Nelson Gruber, M.D.Houston, TX 770211679554158
  5. Pushpa Gummattira, M.D.Houston, TX 770211316928815
  6. Nesreen Ibrahim, MDHouston, TX 770211134384860
  7. Svetlana Malkina, M.D.Houston, TX 770211972585057
  8. Ann Saunders, M.D.Houston, TX 770211891777819

Common questions

What is Lokesh Shahani, MD's NPI number?

Lokesh Shahani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265695001, issued on Jul 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lokesh Shahani, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 S Macgregor Way, Houston, TX, 77021. Phone: (713) 741-3837. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lokesh Shahani, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q3593, 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 Lokesh Shahani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lokesh Shahani, MD had 241 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lokesh Shahani, MD'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.

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