Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1700856648, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas J6374, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rupinder K. Chatha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- J6374 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 468-5440
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Fax
- (713) 973-0778
- Medicaid ID
- 038188101 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100427000694); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rupinder K. Chatha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J6374Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Paricalcitol185 claims
- Calcitriol105 claims
- Furosemide79 claims
- Veltassa72 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl68 claims
- Lokelma65 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: $713.77
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Rahul Prakash, M.D., P.A.Katy, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rupinder K. Chatha among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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- Vijayaprakash Sreenarasimhaiah, M.D.Houston, TX 770241427028372
- Elson Thomas, M.D.Houston, TX 770241881782282
- Ariel Velasco, M.D.Houston, TX 770241851361703
- Colville WilliamsHouston, TX 770241861490005
Common questions
What is Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700856648, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 468-5440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J6374, 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 Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D. had 1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.