Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1376962795, issued on Apr 14, 2014. Check the license (Texas S8029, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vipal Pratin Durkal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- S8029 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7500 Fannin St Ste 100B, Houston, TX 77054
- Phone
- (713) 795-0202
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 799-8290
- Medicaid IDs
- 415644005 TX
415644002 TX
415644001 TX
415644003 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200923002201); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7500 Fannin St Ste 100B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vipal Pratin Durkal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S8029Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
888 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
- Dexamethasone47 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium45 claims
- Acyclovir42 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl38 claims
- Olanzapine37 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $8,354.21
89 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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 Oncology PASugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vipal Pratin Durkal among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas
Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD is one of 547 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2014, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2000 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD's NPI number?
Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376962795, issued on Apr 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7500 Fannin St Ste 100B, Houston, TX, 77054. Phone: (713) 795-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S8029, 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 Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD had 888 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vipal Pratin Durkal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.