NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH

General Practice Physician · Houston, TX

Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH is a general practice physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1710481510, issued on Mar 19, 2018. Check the license (Texas S5901, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710481510
Name
Puja Bharat Gandhi
Credential
MD/MPH
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
S5901 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7364 Antoine Dr, Houston, TX 77088
Phone
(713) 486-7350
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210830001451); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2018
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 7364 Antoine Dr

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

  1. Lauren Dunn, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1649899493
  2. Rosa Fuentes, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1194171785
  3. Jeffeea Gullett, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1790032555
  4. Noelle Knight, LCSWClinical Social Worker1295172229
  5. Robbie Neal, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861906661
  6. Olayiwola Olutola, MDFamily Medicine Physician1568036804

Verify Puja Bharat Gandhi 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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

776 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Puja Gandhi776
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims
  2. Gabapentin37 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium31 claims
  4. Nifedipine Er31 claims
  5. Omeprazole30 claims
  6. Lisinopril24 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): 82.4 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 score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

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

Puja Bharat Gandhi among 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas

Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH is one of 1,062 general practice physician records with a practice address in Texas. 44% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 59% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2000 among the 222 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hoc Chu, MDHouston, TX 770891578506861
  2. James Fontenot, M.D.Houston, TX 770901063511640
  3. Stephen Vanroekel, D.O.Houston, TX 770901811914807
  4. Karl Covington, MDHouston, TX 770911083607683
  5. Jorge Guerrero, MDHouston, TX 770911912015975
  6. Richard Kondejewski, M.D.Houston, TX 770841174546204
  7. Richard Donelson, MDHouston, TX 770931689719080
  8. Sudad Al Hadad, MDHouston, TX 770821558922625

Common questions

What is Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH's NPI number?

Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710481510, issued on Mar 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7364 Antoine Dr, Houston, TX, 77088. Phone: (713) 486-7350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S5901, 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 Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH had 776 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Puja Bharat Gandhi, MD/MPH's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.