Prima Poudel, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · San Antonio, TX
Prima Poudel, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1235446436, issued on Sep 9, 2010. Check the license (Texas W9884, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prima Poudel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- W9884 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4502 Medical Dr Apt 45, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 358-4000
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 370303505 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Prima Poudel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license W9884Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 claims
- Lantus Solostar12 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: $663.43
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Prima Poudel among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Prima Poudel, M.D. is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 28% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 82% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Prima Poudel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Prima Poudel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235446436, issued on Sep 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prima Poudel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 Medical Dr Apt 45, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 358-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prima Poudel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number W9884, 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 Prima Poudel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prima Poudel, M.D. had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.