Sowmya Sunkara
Gynecologic Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Sowmya Sunkara is a gynecologic oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1003348384, issued on Mar 28, 2017. Check the license (Texas T0947, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sowmya Sunkara
- Primary taxonomy
- Gynecologic Oncology Physician 207VX0201X
- License number
- T0947 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 826-7372
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211026002931); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sowmya Sunkara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T0947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gynecologic oncology physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 195 among the 1,475 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Norethindrone Acetate27 claims
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate18 claims
- Fluconazole13 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): 74.6 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
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sowmya Sunkara among 149 gynecologic oncology physician records in Texas
Sowmya Sunkara is one of 149 gynecologic oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VX0201X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gynecologic Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 149 gynecologic oncology physician records in Texas.
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- David Gershenson, M.D.Houston, TX 770301477651099
- Aparna Kamat, M.D.Houston, TX 770301992732887
- Elizabeth Keeler, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144321209
- Charles Levenback, M.D.Houston, TX 770301720183049
Common questions
What is Sowmya Sunkara's NPI number?
Sowmya Sunkara's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003348384, issued on Mar 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sowmya Sunkara located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 826-7372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sowmya Sunkara's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T0947, 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 Sowmya Sunkara prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sowmya Sunkara had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among gynecologic oncology physician prescribers was 195. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sowmya Sunkara's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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.