NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rahul Chilappa, M.D.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX

Rahul Chilappa, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1407117609, issued on Jun 4, 2012. Check the license 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
1407117609
Name
Rahul Chilappa
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License numbers
036.146254 IL
036146254 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
921 Gessner RD, Houston, TX 77024
Phone
(713) 242-3000
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240401000997); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 921 Gessner RD

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

  1. Saherish Abbasi, DOHospitalist Physician1326601113
  2. Saikrishna Aleti, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497770077
  3. Marisol ArroyoGerontology Nurse Practitioner1699308601
  4. Muhammad AsifHospitalist Physician1578916490
  5. Rauvan Averick, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1801871603
  6. Karen Aycock, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114379849

Verify Rahul Chilappa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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Bills Medicare through 7 group practices

  1. Cogent Healthcare OF Texas PAHouston, TX
  2. Critical Care Physicians OF Illinois LLCMarion, IL
  3. Critical Care Physicians OF Pennsylvania PCDarby, PA
  4. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Connecticut - TcsManchester, CT
  5. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Delaware, PADover, DE
  6. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Ohio - Fairfield Professional CorSteubenville, OH
  7. Sound Physicians Intensivists OF Georgia PCLavonia, GA

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

Rahul Chilappa among 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas

Rahul Chilappa, M.D. is one of 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) 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 2012, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Haala Rokadia, MDHouston, TX 770241376787333
  2. Jennifer Cunningham-Farbstein, M.D.Houston, TX 770251396850798
  3. Bindu Akkanti, M.DHouston, TX 770301982663514
  4. Donna Calabrese, M.D.Houston, TX 770301538144845
  5. Christopher Cortes, M.D.Houston, TX 770301447258959
  6. Javier Finkielman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301083651962
  7. James Herlihy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301972555449
  8. David Powner, M.D.Houston, TX 770301417996356

Common questions

What is Rahul Chilappa, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rahul Chilappa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407117609, issued on Jun 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rahul Chilappa, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 921 Gessner RD, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 242-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rahul Chilappa, M.D.'s license?

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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