Rukma R. Govindu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Rukma R. Govindu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1124238191, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Texas N5693, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rukma R. Govindu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- N5693 TX
L2762 AL
WI 52231-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5656 Kelley Street, Houston, TX 77026
- Phone
- (713) 566-4550
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 566-5025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100621000059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rukma R. Govindu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N5693Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rukma R. Govindu among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Rukma R. Govindu, MD 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
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Rukma R. Govindu, MD's NPI number?
Rukma R. Govindu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124238191, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rukma R. Govindu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5656 Kelley Street, Houston, TX, 77026. Phone: (713) 566-4550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rukma R. Govindu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N5693, 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.
What is Rukma R. Govindu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.
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.