NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Friendswood, TX

Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Friendswood, Texas, and NPI 1235223777, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3684, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235223777
Name
Sonia Shantilal Bhatt
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
M3684 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
128 W Parkwood Ave, Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone
(281) 482-5695
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080125000569); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2003
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 128 W Parkwood Ave

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

  1. Shelby Beem, DOFamily Medicine Physician1730749003
  2. Shareefa Begum, MDFamily Medicine Physician1528717147
  3. Cynthia Judice, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1730250341
  4. Hiram Martinez, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1417390980
  5. Jillian Puig, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1568982452
  6. Lauren Raimer-Goodman, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1225327976

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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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22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,876 Medicare Part D claims for 368 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sonia Bhatt3,876
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium262 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate227 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium193 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium152 claims
  5. Lisinopril127 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium118 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): 75 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%94.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $37.91

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sonia Bhatt$37.91
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX

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

Sonia Shantilal Bhatt among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Friendswood

They are 11 of the 717 NPPES records with a practice address in Friendswood, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Teresa Becker, MDFriendswood, TX 775461831189216
  2. Shahnaz Khan, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461164694477
  3. Hong Le, MDFriendswood, TX 775461992850994
  4. Jennifer Lee, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461730375502
  5. Lynda Nixon, MDFriendswood, TX 775461912920505
  6. Brian RodriguezFriendswood, TX 775461427794270
  7. Cynthia Scott-Praisoody, MDFriendswood, TX 775461518161108
  8. Rajavi Shah, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461265727184

Common questions

What is Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD's NPI number?

Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235223777, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 128 W Parkwood Ave, Friendswood, TX, 77546. Phone: (281) 482-5695. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M3684, 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 Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD had 3,876 Medicare Part D claims for 368 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sonia Shantilal Bhatt, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.

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