NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ulka Shah, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Houston, TX

Ulka Shah, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1831405166, issued on Aug 24, 2010. Check the license (Texas N6654, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831405166
Name
Ulka Shah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
N6654 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11240 FM 1960 RD W Ste 210, Houston, TX 77065
Phone
(281) 469-7400
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $166.12

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ulka Shah$166.12
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ulka Shah among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas

Ulka Shah, MD is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,038 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,038 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kashif Ali, M.D.Houston, TX 770651235248873
  2. Ambreen Aslam, M.D.Houston, TX 770651558361741
  3. Neeta Bhardwaj, MDHouston, TX 770651932187853
  4. Juan Chuy, M.D.Houston, TX 770651134124779
  5. Mario Garza, MDHouston, TX 770651174562391
  6. Paul Herman, MDHouston, TX 770651720027584
  7. Haiyen Le, MDHouston, TX 770651992772990
  8. Grace Leonardo, MDHouston, TX 770651700832763

Common questions

What is Ulka Shah, MD's NPI number?

Ulka Shah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831405166, issued on Aug 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ulka Shah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11240 FM 1960 RD W Ste 210, Houston, TX, 77065. Phone: (281) 469-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ulka Shah, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N6654, 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.