NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richa Shukla

Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX

Richa Shukla is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1992029979, issued on Mar 20, 2010. Check the license (Texas P6083, 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
1992029979
Name
Richa Shukla
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
P6083 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 873-8890
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160516000771); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2010
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 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

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  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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50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

408 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Richa Shukla408
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole49 claims
  2. Stelara47 claims
  3. Skyrizi On-Body26 claims
  4. Rinvoq21 claims
  5. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf17 claims
  6. Sulfasalazine17 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): 84.1 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 score84.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $30,656.83

92 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richa Shukla$30,657
  2. Specialty average$5,016

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
  2. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Richa Shukla among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas

Richa Shukla is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Victor Ankoma-Sey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144226515
  2. Margaret Bridges, MDHouston, TX 770301013992916
  3. Brooks Cash, MDHouston, TX 770301114920626
  4. Suresh Chari, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326011487
  5. Stuart Dobbs, M.D.Houston, TX 770301093706491
  6. Brian Douglas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301578540761
  7. Gulchin Ergun, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497746812
  8. Fredric Hochman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301306842992

Common questions

What is Richa Shukla's NPI number?

Richa Shukla's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992029979, issued on Mar 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richa Shukla 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 Richa Shukla's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P6083, 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 Richa Shukla prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richa Shukla had 408 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richa Shukla's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.

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