Thara Bala, M.D.
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician · Houston, TX
Thara Bala, M.D. is a neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720248941, issued on Jun 11, 2008. Check the license (Texas P0472, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thara Bala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician 2084N0402X
- License number
- P0472 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18200 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77094
- Phone
- (832) 227-1000
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120907000606); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records → All 226 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 18200 Katy Fwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maahin AhmedPhysician Assistant1417760539
- Kristen Alvarez, AUDAudiologist1932753126
- Lexie Bailey, APRN, PNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1417666751
- Debora Barnola, APRN PNP-ACPediatric Nurse Practitioner1013594258
- Tiffany Barthelemy, PAPhysician Assistant1285382895
- Marina Bishai, D.O.Pediatrics Physician1104188234
Verify Thara Bala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P0472Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $80.75
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was SK Life Science, Inc. The 1,195 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,568.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Texas Childrens Physician GroupAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thara Bala among 226 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Texas
Thara Bala, M.D. is one of 226 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 70% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 88 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0402X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician providers in Texas
There are 226 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Texas.
All 226 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Danyelle Evans, M.D.Houston, TX 770941376074567
- Michelle Holick, M.D.Houston, TX 770941871783365
- Ruth Atlas, M.D.Houston, TX 770791780714170
- Eldo Bergman, M.D.Houston, TX 770421912455106
- Nicole Dahlson, MDHouston, TX 770301447719570
- Roshirl Francisco, MDHouston, TX 770301841829785
- John Hai Dang Giang, MDHouston, TX 770301447712773
- Jeffrey Kuerbitz, MD/PHDHouston, TX 770301922636935
Common questions
What is Thara Bala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thara Bala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720248941, issued on Jun 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thara Bala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18200 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (832) 227-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thara Bala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P0472, 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.
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.