NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sunil Uthup Thomas, MD

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Friendswood, TX

Sunil Uthup Thomas, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Friendswood, Texas, and NPI 1316238025, issued on Apr 28, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q9529, 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
1316238025
Name
Sunil Uthup Thomas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
Q9529 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
111 E Edgewood Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone
(281) 916-1012
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2011
Record last updated
May 7, 2026
Fax
(281) 916-1073
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161017001395); 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 111 E Edgewood Dr

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  1. Blair Beaumont, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386394633

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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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

3,679 Medicare Part D claims for 522 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 1,790 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sunil Thomas3,679
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,011 claims
  2. Gabapentin447 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl446 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl377 claims
  5. Pregabalin244 claims
  6. Acetaminophen-Codeine151 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: $3,837.37

91 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sunil Thomas$3,837.37
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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. Cls Health PLLCFriendswood, TX

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

Sunil Uthup Thomas among 141 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Texas

Sunil Uthup Thomas, MD is one of 141 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2007 among the 100 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Texas

There are 141 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Texas.

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jerome Carter, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211689698961
  2. Daniel Nguyen, D.O.Baytown, TX 775211952759748
  3. Okezie Okezie, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211851392823
  4. Seema Rasheed, M.D.Pearland, TX 775841801081039
  5. Allen Dorsett, D.O.Pasadena, TX 775061417144858
  6. Triet Huynh, M.D.Pasadena, TX 775051255365698
  7. Imran Qureshi, D.O.Katy, TX 774941467080622
  8. Alj Sparrow, M.D.Webster, TX 775981700896412

Common questions

What is Sunil Uthup Thomas, MD's NPI number?

Sunil Uthup Thomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316238025, issued on Apr 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sunil Uthup Thomas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 E Edgewood Dr, Friendswood, TX, 77546. Phone: (281) 916-1012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sunil Uthup Thomas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q9529, 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 Sunil Uthup Thomas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sunil Uthup Thomas, MD had 3,679 Medicare Part D claims for 522 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.