Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Kingwood, TX
Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Kingwood, Texas, and NPI 1225071855, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas L 9414, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prashanth Reddy Palwai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- L 9414 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22999 Highway 59 N, Kingwood, TX 77339
- Phone
- (281) 319-4700
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041214000639); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 22999 Highway 59 N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Prashanth Reddy Palwai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L 9414Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
715 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate182 claims
- Methotrexate103 claims
- Leflunomide63 claims
- Gabapentin57 claims
- Methylprednisolone43 claims
- Folic Acid36 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 63.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $144.88
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- Prashanth R Palwai, MD PAKingwood, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prashanth Reddy Palwai among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in Kingwood → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arif Shahzad, M.D.Kingwood, TX 773391750523692
- Tien Nguyen, MDHumble, TX 773381073190468
- Anil Warrier, M.D.Huntsville, TX 773401588691026
- Sarah Kazzaz, M.D.Humble, TX 773461598100703
- Nida Momin, M.D.Porter, TX 773651457739740
- Shaikh Ali, MD PATomball, TX 773751629026273
- Iqtidar Hanif, MDTomball, TX 773751962965020
- Tariq Khalaf, MDSpring, TX 773791720097173
Common questions
What is Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD's NPI number?
Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225071855, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22999 Highway 59 N, Kingwood, TX, 77339. Phone: (281) 319-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L 9414, 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 Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD had 715 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Prashanth Reddy Palwai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.6 of 100. 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.