NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rishi Raj Bhardwaj, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Rishi Raj Bhardwaj, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1255514279, issued on Dec 12, 2007. Check the license (Texas M7860, as entered in NPPES) 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
1255514279
Name
Rishi Raj Bhardwaj
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
M7860 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 N Shepherd Dr Ste 530, Houston, TX 77007
Phone
(713) 461-2915
Enumerated
Dec 12, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2023
Fax
(713) 461-5307
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091205000030); 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 600 N Shepherd Dr Ste 530

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

  1. Michael Davis, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1720388069

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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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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,146 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rishi Bhardwaj2,146
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
  3. Nifedipine Er63 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl63 claims
  5. Gabapentin62 claims
  6. Lisinopril61 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: $798.31

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rishi Bhardwaj$798.31
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Villagemd OF Southeast Texas PAHouston, TX

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

Rishi Raj Bhardwaj among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Rishi Raj Bhardwaj, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Davis, M.D.Houston, TX 770071720388069
  2. Ernai Hernandez Sanchez, MDHouston, TX 770071184115347
  3. James Hoang, DOHouston, TX 770071891280608
  4. Krista Joseph, MDHouston, TX 770071942528112
  5. Rodolfo Mendez-Cancel, MDHouston, TX 770071649491648
  6. Ha Nguyen, D.O.Houston, TX 770071174531560
  7. Veronika Nicholson, M.D.Houston, TX 770071740280387
  8. Bonny Ogar, M.D.Houston, TX 770071700171014

Common questions

What is Rishi Raj Bhardwaj, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rishi Raj Bhardwaj, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255514279, issued on Dec 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rishi Raj Bhardwaj, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Shepherd Dr Ste 530, Houston, TX, 77007. Phone: (713) 461-2915. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rishi Raj Bhardwaj, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M7860, 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 Rishi Raj Bhardwaj, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rishi Raj Bhardwaj, M.D. had 2,146 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.