NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rishi Kumar, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Houston, TX

Rishi Kumar, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1144663196, issued on Apr 9, 2013. Check the license (Texas S1158, 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
1144663196
Name
Rishi Kumar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
S1158 TX
269536 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6411 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 500-6200
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191029000210); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 2013
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 6411 Fannin St

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

  1. Abeer Abdelhafez, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1225791338
  2. Hamzah Abduljabar, MDHospitalist Physician1720608730
  3. Muhammad Abdullah, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1053295154
  4. Nora AbifarajPharmacist1073435855
  5. Doha Aboul-FotouhPediatrics Physician1891255691
  6. Rodeo Abrencillo, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1164716635

Verify Rishi Kumar 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: $384.51

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rishi Kumar$384.51
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

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

Rishi Kumar among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas

Rishi Kumar, M.D. is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,130 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,130 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melanie Alo, M.D.Houston, TX 770301689671240
  2. Dean Andropoulos, M.D.Houston, TX 770301366449779
  3. James Anton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301134129992
  4. Liqian Chen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548260011
  5. Charles Collard, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548260151
  6. Camille Colomb, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790782118
  7. John Cooper, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861492324
  8. Noel Giesecke, MDHouston, TX 770301720088263

Common questions

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

Rishi Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144663196, issued on Apr 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rishi Kumar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6411 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number S1158, 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.

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.