NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Salim Abdullah Lakhani, M.D

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Salim Abdullah Lakhani, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1972530939, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas J2956, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972530939
Name
Salim Abdullah Lakhani
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
J2956 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008
Phone
(713) 868-9994
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 868-9995
Medicaid IDs
135168606 TX
135168607 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040727000270); accepts Medicare assignment
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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,949 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 197 claims were for opioids.

  1. Salim Lakhani7,949
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium583 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate419 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium279 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl244 claims
  5. Finasteride234 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er214 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: $113.62

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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.

  1. Salim Lakhani$113.62
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Salim Abdullah Lakhani among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Salim Abdullah Lakhani, 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allison Blazek, M.D.Houston, TX 770081730289695
  2. Alicia Bordon, MDHouston, TX 770081629280177
  3. Mingfang Cheng, MDHouston, TX 770081417944943
  4. Ngan Thien Dao, D.O.Houston, TX 770081376830364
  5. Salim Gopalani, M.D.,Houston, TX 770081013983782
  6. Frene' Lacour-Chestnut, M.D.Houston, TX 770081316196884
  7. Dinesh Patel, M.DHouston, TX 770081427050772
  8. Rinal Patel, MDHouston, TX 770081982918025

Common questions

What is Salim Abdullah Lakhani, M.D's NPI number?

Salim Abdullah Lakhani, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972530939, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Salim Abdullah Lakhani, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 North Loop West, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 868-9994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Salim Abdullah Lakhani, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J2956, 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 Abdullah Lakhani, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Salim Abdullah Lakhani, M.D had 7,949 Medicare Part D claims for 411 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.