NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Niharika Ganti, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX

Niharika Ganti, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1861780629, issued on Jul 14, 2011. Check the license (Texas R2592, 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
1861780629
Name
Niharika Ganti
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License numbers
R2592 TX
BP10049239 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13300 Hargrove Road, Houston, TX 77070
Phone
(281) 737-0810
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 477-7083
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180914002353); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

1,526 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Niharika Ganti1,526
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate259 claims
  2. Prednisone210 claims
  3. Methotrexate153 claims
  4. Alendronate Sodium99 claims
  5. Gabapentin83 claims
  6. Meloxicam65 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: $511.65

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Niharika Ganti$511.65
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Niharika Ganti among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas

Niharika Ganti, M.D. is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas

There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zohair Abbas, MDHouston, TX 770701598944027
  2. Zunaira Ali, M.DHouston, TX 770701427312552
  3. Vijay Karia, M.D.Houston, TX 770701205042173
  4. Ugo Awa, MDHouston, TX 770741669715900
  5. Sean TaoHouston, TX 770741932163813
  6. Qaiser Rehman, MDHouston, TX 770651538252374
  7. Bao NguyenHouston, TX 770641336496892
  8. Tareq Abou-Khamis, M.D.Houston, TX 770631851587612

Common questions

What is Niharika Ganti, M.D.'s NPI number?

Niharika Ganti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861780629, issued on Jul 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Niharika Ganti, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13300 Hargrove Road, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 737-0810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Niharika Ganti, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R2592, 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 Niharika Ganti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Niharika Ganti, M.D. had 1,526 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.