Veena Ghai, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Temple, TX
Veena Ghai, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1184687683, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas K9281, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Veena Ghai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- K9281 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 304 S 22ND St, Temple, TX 76501
- Phone
- (254) 298-7080
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 043075301 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120328000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Veena Ghai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K9281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,449 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl176 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate172 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate166 claims
- Trazodone Hcl140 claims
- Aripiprazole131 claims
- Mirtazapine128 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Heart OF Texas Region Mhmr CenterWaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Veena Ghai among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Veena Ghai, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
78 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Temple
They are 78 of the 4,612 NPPES records with a practice address in Temple, and 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Veena Ghai, MD's NPI number?
Veena Ghai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184687683, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Veena Ghai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 304 S 22ND St, Temple, TX, 76501. Phone: (254) 298-7080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Veena Ghai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K9281, 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 Veena Ghai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Veena Ghai, MD had 2,449 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.