NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Goel, D.O.

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Houston, TX

Sara Goel, D.O. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1023244431, issued on Jun 1, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q0919, 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
1023244431
Name
Sara Goel
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License numbers
Q0919 TX
036-136446 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7700 Main St Ste 400, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(346) 230-4070
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2009
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2023
Fax
(281) 605-6804
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151124000198); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
College Of Osteo Med Of The Pacific At Pomona, 2009
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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Also registered at 7700 Main St Ste 400

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

  1. Ra'Kerry Rahman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1972752228

Verify Sara Goel in five checks

  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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57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

2,323 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 1,026 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Goel2,323
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen500 claims
  2. Gabapentin246 claims
  3. Pregabalin160 claims
  4. Methocarbamol148 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl112 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl107 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: $1,638.21

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Goel$1,638.21
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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. Houston Spine And Joint Pain Consultants PLLCHouston, TX

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

Sara Goel among 141 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Texas

Sara Goel, D.O. is one of 141 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2007 among the 100 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Texas

There are 141 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Texas.

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kwai-Tung Chan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301114979309
  2. Morgan Cowan, DOHouston, TX 770301952982407
  3. Ying Guo, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861590085
  4. Emanuel Husu, M.D.Houston, TX 770301982967675
  5. Joel Joselevitz, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861433567
  6. Benedict Konzen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301164513800
  7. Erika Moody, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073879607
  8. George PolsonHouston, TX 770301497251862

Common questions

What is Sara Goel, D.O.'s NPI number?

Sara Goel, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023244431, issued on Jun 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Goel, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7700 Main St Ste 400, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (346) 230-4070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Goel, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q0919, 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 Sara Goel, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Goel, D.O. had 2,323 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.