NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Priyanka Bhugra, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Priyanka Bhugra, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1972989325, issued on Aug 8, 2015. Check the license (Texas R7173, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972989325
Name
Priyanka Bhugra
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
R7173 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 873-8890
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180709000264); 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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Also registered at 1504 Taub Loop

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelechi AbarikwuEmergency Medicine Physician1316527609
  2. Robert Abbitt, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588165765
  3. Waleed Abdellatif, MBBCH, MSC, MSHPEDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629737770
  4. Roba Abousaway, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396689360
  5. Shiny AbrahamNurse Practitioner1669857124
  6. Christina Ackerman-Banks, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1568840494

Verify Priyanka Bhugra in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $3,322.02

74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Priyanka Bhugra$3,322.02
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Priyanka Bhugra among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Priyanka Bhugra, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Appleton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301114927928
  2. Jaime Benrey, MDHouston, TX 770301003810854
  3. Michael Bungo, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497756654
  4. Sayed Feghali, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326040486
  5. Jorge Garcia-Gregory, MDHouston, TX 770301760486450
  6. Ihab Hamzeh, MDHouston, TX 770301700886934
  7. Surendra Jain, MDHouston, TX 770301326036195
  8. Milton Klein, MDHouston, TX 770301689673568

Common questions

What is Priyanka Bhugra, MD's NPI number?

Priyanka Bhugra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972989325, issued on Aug 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Priyanka Bhugra, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-8890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Priyanka Bhugra, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R7173, 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.

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.

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