NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonali Patel, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Sonali Patel, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1225387152, issued on Sep 6, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q0339, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225387152
Name
Sonali Patel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
Q0339 TX
BP10041009 TX
A149835 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Sep 6, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170808001160); 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 1515 Holcombe Blvd

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

  1. Ashley Aaroe, MDNeurology Physician1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

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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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

95 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sonali Patel95
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt17 claims
  2. Cephalexin12 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: $21.48

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sonali Patel$21.48
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Emergency Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCHouston, TX
  2. Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
  3. Providence Medical FoundationSanta Rosa, CA

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

Sonali Patel among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Sonali Patel, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bentley Bobrow, M.D.Houston, TX 770301528040276
  2. Jack Butler, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962491035
  3. Pamela Carmain, M.D.Houston, TX 770301285636266
  4. Crystal Cassidy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301316948599
  5. Robert Dickson, MDHouston, TX 770301609866391
  6. Swapan Dubey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497756175
  7. Bhushan Kukkalli, M.D.Houston, TX 770301871579276
  8. Kelly Larkin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144205683

Common questions

What is Sonali Patel, MD's NPI number?

Sonali Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225387152, issued on Sep 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonali Patel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonali Patel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q0339, 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 Sonali Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonali Patel, MD had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.