NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Internal Medicine Physician in Texas

9,175 NPPES records list internal medicine physician with a practice address in Texas, 30 per 100,000 residents, the 42nd highest rate of 51. Houston and Dallas have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 128 of 184.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207R00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Houston has the most, 1,488

  1. Houston1,488
  2. Dallas956
  3. San Antonio657
  4. Austin606
  5. Fort Worth388

Internal Medicine Physician records in Texas

  1. Sonal Patel, MDHuntsville, TX 773401477812477
  2. Sonali Patel, M.D.Houston, TX 770701588010227
  3. Suraj Patel, MDHouston, TX 770301144857889
  4. Suyog Patel, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051235978818
  5. Taral Patel, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291427266352
  6. Utkal Patel, M.D.Denison, TX 750201063742005
  7. Utkarsh PatelThe Colony, TX 750561700754009
  8. Varsha Patel, MDHouston, TX 770251184651929
  9. Vijesh Patel, M.D.Port Neches, TX 776511194752196
  10. Vikas Patel, M.D.Waco, TX 767121083634356
  11. Vinisha Patel, MDBellaire, TX 774011891808291
  12. Vinodkumar Patel, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061083641690
  13. Vipul Patel, MDBedford, TX 760221841219912
  14. Vipul Patel, MDPasadena, TX 775021700994613
  15. Vipulkumar Patel, M. D.Dickinson, TX 775391710987995
  16. Viralkumar Patel, MDBeaumont, TX 777011194459651
  17. Viresh Patel, M.D.Houston, TX 770701932425196
  18. Vishal Patel, M.D.Longview, TX 756011881853281
  19. Vishal Patel, M.D.Houston, TX 770301598927006
  20. Monalee Patel-Chheda, M.D.Lakeway, TX 787381922399963
  21. Ajay Pathak, M.D.Little Elm, TX 750681831114156
  22. Pushpa Pathak, MDDallas, TX 752351922028687
  23. Leena Pathikonda, D.O.Dallas, TX 752461306293089
  24. Prabhugouda Patil, MDHouston, TX 770911619157492
  25. Rajashri Patil, MDDallas, TX 752311912943960
  26. Sarla Patil, MDTemple, TX 765021982672192
  27. John Patlan, M.D.Houston, TX 770241629162656
  28. Anish PatnaikHouston, TX 770301700414315
  29. Shreekant Patolia, MDHouston, TX 770021689692477
  30. Pavithra Pattabiraman, M.DSan Antonio, TX 782161619293594
  31. James Pattarini, M.D.Houston, TX 770581407175656
  32. Bryan Patterson, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791558522813
  33. Debra Patterson, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301003228024
  34. Jamon Patterson, MDAustin, TX 787121144963521
  35. Rachael Pattison, DOTemple, TX 765021265878045
  36. Gregory Patton, MDHouston, TX 770751699778043
  37. Karunakara Paturu, M.D.Austin, TX 787311417027343
  38. Craig Paul, MDRichardson, TX 750801154483410
  39. Sanu Paul, MDDallas, TX 752161255891214
  40. Fedora Paulet, M.D.Donna, TX 785371790735777
  41. John Paulsel, MDHouston, TX 770051285611764
  42. Qiwei PaulsonAustin, TX 787491386987576
  43. James Pavela, MDGalveston, TX 775551003229147
  44. C. S. Pavelka, MDDallas, TX 752071306005871
  45. Jonathan Pavia, MDAustin, TX 787121053109702
  46. Sridevi Pavuluri, MDDickinson, TX 775391275578445
  47. Aubrey Paxson, DOHouston, TX 770081750919346
  48. Raymond Paxton, MDWest Lake Hills, TX 787461114981529
  49. Adrian Pay, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061417041203
  50. Casey Payne, DOSan Antonio, TX 782341093100638

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207R00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Texas ranks 42 of 51 per resident

  1. Mississippi33
  2. North Dakota31
  3. Indiana31
  4. Texas30
  5. Montana29
  6. Oklahoma28
  7. 50 states and D.C.44

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207R00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

82.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.7% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Texas82.0%
  2. United States78.7%

Internal Medicine Physician records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file7,523 of 9,175 · 82.0% here, 78.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file6,090 · 66.4% here, 61.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more4,540 · 49.5% here, 55.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 6,088 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207R00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

9,175 NPPES records list internal medicine physician (207R00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 30 per 100,000 residents against 44 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 1,488 of them (16%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Florida10,151
  2. Pennsylvania7,300
  3. Illinois7,238
  4. Massachusetts6,825

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Indiana30.7
  2. North Dakota31.3
  3. Montana28.6
  4. Oklahoma27.5

The largest states

  1. California17,696
  2. New York12,067
  3. Florida10,151
  4. Pennsylvania7,300
  5. Illinois7,238

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.