Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Houston, TX
Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1659501054, issued on Jul 20, 2009. Check the license (Texas N2711, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- N2711 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 W 27TH St, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 861-4800
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 861-7762
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N2711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $171.14
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi Pasteur Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas
Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj, M.D. is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% 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 · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,038 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,038 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659501054, issued on Jul 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W 27TH St, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 861-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N2711, 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 Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shilpa Thakkar Pankaj, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.