NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Dallas, TX

Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1285660076, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas Q9277, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285660076
Name
Maria Pharah Ambalong
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
License numbers
Q9277 TX
2006034474 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9250 Amberton Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75243
Phone
(682) 236-3656
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2025
Medicaid IDs
365729801 TX
207455304 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160920000266); accepts 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 9250 Amberton Pkwy

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

  1. Melchor Acosta, MDGeneral Practice Physician1629092614
  2. Soroush Behnam, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1710908744
  3. Jean Lesly Bright, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366584070
  4. Toni Chao, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154345064
  5. Deepti Chitta, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1265672992
  6. Lauri Clements, AGPCNP-BCGerontology Nurse Practitioner1992361307

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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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

13,252 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 333 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria Ambalong13,252
  2. Specialty average5,222

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium617 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium614 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate415 claims
  4. Gabapentin407 claims
  5. Eliquis375 claims
  6. Furosemide323 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): 75.3 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 score68.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.5
  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 2 group practices

  1. Questcare Matrix PLLCFort Worth, TX
  2. Texas Health Physicians GroupDallas, TX

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

Maria Pharah Ambalong among 121 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas

Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD is one of 121 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 71 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QG0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 121 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas.

The 8 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Benenate, D.O.Dallas, TX 752431851407019
  2. Phillip Silva, MDDallas, TX 752471932424769
  3. Raymond Bixby, M.D.Dallas, TX 752181336237841
  4. Raja Paspula, M.D.Dallas, TX 752171659331502
  5. Rajesh Bakhtiani, MDDallas, TX 752161811126774
  6. Emily Lukose, MDDallas, TX 752161932660453
  7. Paul Solomon, M.D.Dallas, TX 752871144349200
  8. Kamran Bhatti, MDWaxahachie, TX 751651245453166

Common questions

What is Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD's NPI number?

Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285660076, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9250 Amberton Pkwy, Dallas, TX, 75243. Phone: (682) 236-3656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q9277, 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 Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD had 13,252 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Maria Pharah Ambalong, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 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.