Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD
Urology Physician · Houston, TX
Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1306157185, issued on Jun 28, 2010. Check the license (Texas S1517, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shyam Sunder Sukumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License numbers
- S1517 TX
292120 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 873-8890
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 05093518 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191127000803); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shyam Sunder Sukumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S1517Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
693 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Finasteride185 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl153 claims
- Myrbetriq60 claims
- Trospium Chloride33 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er32 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass29 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): 84.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $307.74
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 2 group practices
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shyam Sunder Sukumar among 960 urology physician records in Texas
Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD is one of 960 urology 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 2010, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Texas
There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.
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- David Ho, M.D.Houston, TX 770301215937586
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Common questions
What is Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD's NPI number?
Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306157185, issued on Jun 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-8890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S1517, 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 Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD had 693 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shyam Sunder Sukumar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.
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.