Vishal Kaila, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Vishal Kaila, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1952755944, issued on Apr 16, 2016. Check the license (Texas U5432, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vishal Kaila
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- U5432 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 W 27TH St Ste 185, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 426-1320
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2023
- Fax
- (713) 426-4033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230724003125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1740 W 27TH St Ste 185
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Vijaya Kaila, MDGastroenterology Physician1952332355
Verify Vishal Kaila in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U5432Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium99 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf73 claims
- Clenpiq27 claims
- Sucralfate17 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl12 claims
- Gavilyte-G12 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: $751.02
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- G I Specialists OF Houston, L L PHumble, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vishal Kaila among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Vishal Kaila, MD 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 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roy Davee, MDHouston, TX 770081184911273
- Vijaya Kaila, MDHouston, TX 770081952332355
- Bharat Puchakayala, MDHouston, TX 770081497918627
- Michael Stavinoha, MD PAHouston, TX 770081154345593
- Shaleen Vasavada, MDHouston, TX 770081235692138
- Aparna Kulkarni, MDHouston, TX 770051912996679
- Jordan Shapiro, MDHouston, TX 770051073839239
- David Wolf, M.D.Houston, TX 770051386879534
Common questions
What is Vishal Kaila, MD's NPI number?
Vishal Kaila, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952755944, issued on Apr 16, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vishal Kaila, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W 27TH St Ste 185, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 426-1320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vishal Kaila, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U5432, 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 Vishal Kaila, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vishal Kaila, MD had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 181 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.