Pinky S. Tiwari, MD
Neurology Physician · Houston, TX
Pinky S. Tiwari, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1740299254, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas J9829, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pinky S. Tiwari
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- J9829 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin St Ste 1630, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 790-1775
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 790-1605
- Medicaid ID
- 141967302 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110118000031); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1630
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Pinky S. Tiwari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J9829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
576 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin105 claims
- Topiramate48 claims
- Levetiracetam33 claims
- Primidone30 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa29 claims
- Donepezil Hcl29 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): 99.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $165.47
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SK Life Science, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Houston Mds, PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pinky S. Tiwari among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Pinky S. Tiwari, MD is one of 1,382 neurology 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Pinky S. Tiwari, MD's NPI number?
Pinky S. Tiwari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740299254, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pinky S. Tiwari, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1630, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-1775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pinky S. Tiwari, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J9829, 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 Pinky S. Tiwari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pinky S. Tiwari, MD had 576 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pinky S. Tiwari, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.