Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS
Nephrology Physician · Galveston, TX
Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1467763441, issued on Jun 24, 2010. Check the license (Texas 48873, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shikha Wadhwani
- Credential
- MD, MS
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 48873 TX
036.132152 IL
125.058382 IL
35129456 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 Harborside Dr, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-0750
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2025
- Fax
- (409) 747-0777
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241029000087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shikha Wadhwani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 48873Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
231 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium50 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Torsemide15 claims
- Bumetanide12 claims
- Carvedilol11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $41,447.19
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shikha Wadhwani among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS 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 2010, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · 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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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robert Beach, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551205929379
- Gerald Beathard, MDGalveston, TX 775551467654541
- Ann Kathleen Gamilla-Crudo, MDGalveston, TX 775551982808549
- Syed Hassan, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551063638989
- Syed Hussain, MDGalveston, TX 775551750674842
- Ajay Israni, MDGalveston, TX 775551447205729
Common questions
What is Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS's NPI number?
Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467763441, issued on Jun 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Harborside Dr, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-0750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 48873, 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 Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.
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.