Vanitha Bala, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Shenandoah, TX
Vanitha Bala, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1386662351, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas Q0405, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanitha Bala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- Q0405 TX
055919 GA
0116022282 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 Vision Park Blvd, Shenandoah, TX 77384
- Phone
- (936) 321-0033
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 321-0032
- Medicaid ID
- 345954701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141111000208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vanitha Bala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q0405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,451 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium381 claims
- Omeprazole148 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf148 claims
- Famotidine138 claims
- Sucralfate85 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl80 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: $1,757.25
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Houston Regional Gastroenterology Institute PLLCShenandoah, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vanitha Bala among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Vanitha Bala, M.D. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Shenandoah
They are 21 of the 966 NPPES records with a practice address in Shenandoah, and 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
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- Ali Dural, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773841376543470
- Anna Gonzales, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773841063412351
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- Shail Maheshwari, MDShenandoah, TX 773841629230883
Common questions
What is Vanitha Bala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vanitha Bala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386662351, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanitha Bala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Vision Park Blvd, Shenandoah, TX, 77384. Phone: (936) 321-0033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanitha Bala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q0405, 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 Vanitha Bala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanitha Bala, M.D. had 1,451 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.