NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pratibha Amol Deshpande, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Lufkin, TX

Pratibha Amol Deshpande, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1164511408, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas K8738, 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
1164511408
Name
Pratibha Amol Deshpande
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
K8738 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
818 West Frank Street, Lufkin, TX 75904
Phone
(936) 699-5040
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(936) 639-8950
Medicaid ID
P08254K05 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071130000082); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,600 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Pratibha Deshpande4,600
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate297 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium237 claims
  3. Furosemide175 claims
  4. Lisinopril174 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium172 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium157 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): 77.5 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 score62.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $84.11

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pratibha Deshpande$84.11
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Lufkin Physician Services PALufkin, TX

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

36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lufkin

They are 36 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lufkin, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

Other internal medicine physician records in Texas

  1. Muhammad A. Sattar, MDDallas, TX1760465553
  2. Gayatri Aaluri, MDGalveston, TX1821928508
  3. Anunaya AashishDenton, TX1134246374
  4. Queenie Ann Abad, M.D.San Antonio, TX1174979785
  5. Fuad Abaleka, M.DLubbock, TX1861925596
  6. Carol Abalihi, M.D.El Paso, TX1326136243
  7. Oliverio Abarca Guzman, MDHarlingen, TX1346972940
  8. Obinna Abaribe, M.DMansfield, TX1457704355
  9. Enyinnaya Abarikwu, MDTyler, TX1174788178
  10. Sulaiman Abawi, D.O.Frisco, TX1780845255

Common questions

What is Pratibha Amol Deshpande, M.D.'s NPI number?

Pratibha Amol Deshpande, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164511408, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pratibha Amol Deshpande, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 818 West Frank Street, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 699-5040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pratibha Amol Deshpande, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K8738, 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 Pratibha Amol Deshpande, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pratibha Amol Deshpande, M.D. had 4,600 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Pratibha Amol Deshpande, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.