Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851686349, issued on Jun 13, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q2808, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Roopa Nalam
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- Q2808 TX
BP10041523 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6620 Main St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-2222
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 798-0111
- Medicaid ID
- 345777204 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150522001161); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Roopa Nalam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q2808Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Roopa Nalam among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.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 2011, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.D's NPI number?
Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851686349, issued on Jun 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6620 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q2808, 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 Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.D had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Roopa Nalam, M.D., PH.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.