Sophia Banu, M.D.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Sophia Banu, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1073759361, issued on Dec 17, 2008. Check the license (Texas P1847, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sophia Banu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License numbers
- P1847 TX
42492 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 873-4900
- Enumerated
- Dec 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 873-4938
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090220000186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sophia Banu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P1847Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er19 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl13 claims
- Sertraline Hcl13 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sophia Banu among 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Texas
Sophia Banu, M.D. is one of 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 136 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 2084P0804X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arun Andrews, M.D.Houston, TX 770301609188010
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- Lok-Ting Chiu, M.D.Houston, TX 770301598109654
- An Dinh, D.O.Houston, TX 770301831458462
- Nabil Guirguis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301316047822
- Sindhu Idicula, MDHouston, TX 770301235448986
- Jeremy Lankford, M.D.Houston, TX 770301538411541
Common questions
What is Sophia Banu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sophia Banu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073759361, issued on Dec 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sophia Banu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sophia Banu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P1847, 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 Sophia Banu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sophia Banu, M.D. had 101 Medicare Part D claims; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sophia Banu, M.D.'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.