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Sophia Banu, M.D.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician in Houston, Texas. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,160 in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
114
Medicare Part D claims · Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician avg: 600
MIPS score
84.1/100
▲ 1 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Sophia Banu, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84.1/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 114 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

84.1/100
MIPS score · +1 vs avg
114
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Sophia Banu, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure

84 45th percentile higher than 45% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Sophia Banu, M.D. sits

This provider among child & adolescent psychiatry physician peers

Across the 332 child & adolescent psychiatry physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Sophia Banu, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 44% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 45% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePart D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Sophia Banu, M.D.-Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 44 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one child & adolescent psychiatry physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Sophia Banu, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Sophia Banu, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Sophia Banu, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 12/17/2008

NPI 1073759361

Primary specialty

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician

Mid-sized

6,160 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

114 81% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 600

MIPS final score

84.1/100 1 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Behavior Technician - 5.6%Behavior Technician5.6%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 5.1%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program5.1%Family Nurse Practitioner - 4.5%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor - 4.4%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist - 4.4%Pharmacist4.4%Speech-Language Pathologist - 3.9%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician - 0.1%Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician0.1%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Sophia Banu, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
84.1/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician) - 84.1/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%84.1%
MIPS final score (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician) - 84.1/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Sophia Banu, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1504 TAUB LOOP, Houston, TX, 77030, with a listed phone of (713) 873-4900. NPI 1073759361 was issued on 12/17/2008. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Banu most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 114 prescription claims written by this provider, covering N/A Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $11K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 84.1/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 84.5, Cost 54.4), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,160 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 600 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1504 TAUB LOOP
Houston, TX 77030

Provider Details

NPI 1073759361
Specialty Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 12/17/2008

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

84.059
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
84.4904
Quality
54.3968
Cost

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Sophia Banu, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Baylor College OF Medicine
Houston, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Sophia Banu, M.D.. To verify Sophia Banu, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

114
Total Claims
$11K
Total Drug Cost
N/A
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
160
Total Day Supply
4,800
Generic Drug Cost
$3K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
58.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.37

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Venlafaxine Hcl Er
Venlafaxine Hcl
24
Hydroxyzine Hcl
19

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Overview

How Sophia Banu, M.D. fits within the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician landscape nationally.

6,160
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Providers in US
54
States with Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician
600
Avg Claims per Provider

Sophia Banu, M.D.'s 114 claims are below the specialty average of 600.

Nearby Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Banu.

Compare Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Texas medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sophia Banu, M.D.'s specialty?
Sophia Banu, M.D. specializes in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician and practices in Houston, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Sophia Banu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Sophia Banu, M.D. wrote 114 Medicare Part D claims totaling $11K in drug costs for N/A beneficiaries.
What is Sophia Banu, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
Sophia Banu, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 84.1/100 (Quality: 84.5, Cost: 54.4). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Sophia Banu, M.D. located?
Sophia Banu, M.D. is located at 1504 TAUB LOOP, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-4900.
What is Sophia Banu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sophia Banu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073759361, issued on 12/17/2008.
How many Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 6,160 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician provider writes 600 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Sophia Banu, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Sophia Banu, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Venlafaxine Hcl Er, Hydroxyzine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Sophia Banu, M.D. accept Medicare?
Sophia Banu, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 114 Part D claims and N/A Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sophia Banu, M.D.'s credentials?
Sophia Banu, M.D.'s NPI is 1073759361 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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