Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1215972211, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas J2142, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- J2142 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 902 Frostwood Dr, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 467-5200
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 467-5201
- Medicaid IDs
- 129647707 TX
129647709 TX
129647708 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J2142Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
497 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate87 claims
- Losartan Potassium36 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium34 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Lisinopril18 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: $87.20
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cleerly, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X 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 Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni, M.D.'s NPI number?
Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215972211, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 Frostwood Dr, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 467-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J2142, 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 Rajendra Kulkarni, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pratibha Rajendra Kulkarni, M.D. had 497 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.