Maria M. Choudhary, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Houston, TX
Maria M. Choudhary, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1619299781, issued on Feb 17, 2010. Check the license (Texas S8540, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria M. Choudhary
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- S8540 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3100 Weslayan St Ste 400, Houston, TX 77027
- Phone
- (713) 526-1600
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 526-0679
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220816003469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3100 Weslayan St Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Maria M. Choudhary in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S8540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
654 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin412 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone64 claims
- Methylprednisolone35 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate24 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 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): 83.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18.13
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Berkeley Eye Institute, PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria M. Choudhary among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Maria M. Choudhary, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Maria M. Choudhary, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria M. Choudhary, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619299781, issued on Feb 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria M. Choudhary, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Weslayan St Ste 400, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 526-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria M. Choudhary, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S8540, 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 M. Choudhary, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria M. Choudhary, M.D. had 654 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria M. Choudhary, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.7 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.