NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rukshan Azhar, M.D

Psychiatry Physician · Baytown, TX

Rukshan Azhar, M.D is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Baytown, Texas, and NPI 1225127392, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas J7894, 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
1225127392
Name
Rukshan Azhar
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
J7894 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2802 Garth RD, Baytown, TX 77521
Phone
(281) 428-7997
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 428-0937
Medicaid ID
113400902 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110103000935); 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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  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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14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,139 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rukshan Azhar1,139
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl128 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl111 claims
  3. Lamotrigine72 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl70 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate62 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er58 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: $28.43

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rukshan Azhar$28.43
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Rukshan Azhar among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Rukshan Azhar, M.D is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohamed Ahmed, MDBaytown, TX 775211841338126
  2. Nisha Azhar, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211275196073
  3. Kayla Balaj, MDBaytown, TX 775211154843282
  4. Umm-E-Kulsoom Kazmi, MDBaytown, TX 775211376065185
  5. Jose Torrijos, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211891941993
  6. Karley Little, MDBaytown, TX 775201467553198
  7. John Wamble, MDBaytown, TX 775201922120740
  8. Paul Young, M.D.Baytown, TX 775201750318598

Common questions

What is Rukshan Azhar, M.D's NPI number?

Rukshan Azhar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225127392, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rukshan Azhar, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2802 Garth RD, Baytown, TX, 77521. Phone: (281) 428-7997. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rukshan Azhar, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J7894, 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 Rukshan Azhar, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rukshan Azhar, M.D had 1,139 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.