NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Varun Halani, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Varun Halani, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1821526773, issued on May 23, 2017. Check the license (Missouri W2072, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1821526773
Name
Varun Halani
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
W2072 MO
W2072 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104
Phone
(314) 257-8000
Enumerated
May 23, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200508000294); 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 1201 S Grand Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Daniel Aaronson, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1679937908
  2. Brian Abboud, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134821879
  3. Catherine Aber, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215878293
  4. Krystel Abi KaramStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912708124
  5. Timothy Adrian, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1578437182
  6. Baris Afsar, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235976143

Verify Varun Halani in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

77 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Varun Halani77
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin16 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate11 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: $405.66

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harmony Biosciences Llc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Varun Halani$405.66
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO

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

Varun Halani among 332 pulmonary disease physician records in Missouri

Varun Halani, M.D. is one of 332 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 85% 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, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 246 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Missouri

There are 332 pulmonary disease physician records in Missouri.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Barrios, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631041275828394
  2. Edward Charbek, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041104113398
  3. Rania Farhat, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631041134501224
  4. Abigail Go, DOSaint Louis, MO 631041538662366
  5. Ghassan Kamel, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631041700174638
  6. Shawn Kim, DOSaint Louis, MO 631041285167809
  7. Kaiqing Lin, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631041568090249
  8. Tom BirkenmeierSaint Louis, MO 631061427090646

Common questions

What is Varun Halani, M.D.'s NPI number?

Varun Halani, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821526773, issued on May 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Varun Halani, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104. Phone: (314) 257-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Varun Halani, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number W2072, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Varun Halani, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Varun Halani, M.D. had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.