NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sana Shoukat, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Houston, TX

Sana Shoukat, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1114243888, issued on Apr 20, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q5572, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114243888
Name
Sana Shoukat
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License number
Q5572 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6410 Fannin St Ste 600, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 325-7211
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2010
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 512-2245
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151203001515); 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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Also registered at 6410 Fannin St Ste 600

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Reem Al-Dallal, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1043748205
  2. Shehab Alansari, MD MSCStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588059174
  3. Matthew Antonioli, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629710884
  4. Solomon Babalola, MDInternal Medicine Physician1255858411
  5. Divya Bhamidipati, MDInfectious Disease Physician1245692649
  6. Joan Bull, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558389791

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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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

1,567 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Sana Shoukat1,567
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium147 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate93 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate91 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium86 claims
  5. Carvedilol85 claims
  6. Spironolactone81 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.

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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,318.20

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sana Shoukat$1,318
  2. Specialty average$10,266

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

  1. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sana Shoukat among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas

Sana Shoukat, MD is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 46% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D.,Houston, TX 770301275864878
  2. Andrew Civitello, M.D.Houston, TX 770301104863745
  3. Janardhana Gorthi, MBBSHouston, TX 770301942492228
  4. Ashrith Guha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962609693
  5. Ju Kim, M.D.Houston, TX 770301841426194
  6. Cindy Martin, MDHouston, TX 770301649468497
  7. Ajith Nair, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679747950
  8. Sriram Nathan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301285602607

Common questions

What is Sana Shoukat, MD's NPI number?

Sana Shoukat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114243888, issued on Apr 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sana Shoukat, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6410 Fannin St Ste 600, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 325-7211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sana Shoukat, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q5572, 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 Sana Shoukat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sana Shoukat, MD had 1,567 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sana Shoukat, 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.

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