Salim Gopalani, M.D.,
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Salim Gopalani, M.D., is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1013983782, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas J6116, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salim Gopalani
- Credential
- M.D.,
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- J6116 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1631 North Loop W, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 802-9024
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 802-1868
- Medicaid ID
- 035098501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050221000441); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Salim Gopalani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J6116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,758 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 100 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium334 claims
- Alendronate Sodium312 claims
- Losartan Potassium266 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate255 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium237 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium219 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: $37.71
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Salim Gopalani among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Salim Gopalani, M.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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Salim Gopalani, M.D.,'s NPI number?
Salim Gopalani, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013983782, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salim Gopalani, M.D., located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 North Loop W, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 802-9024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salim Gopalani, M.D.,'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J6116, 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 Salim Gopalani, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salim Gopalani, M.D., had 6,758 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.