Dr. Hari P. Pokala, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 103
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 44
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,574
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 710 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77090
- Practice phone
- Call (281) 440-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Hari P. Pokala is a gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Pokala practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Pokala's NPI, 1326106824, was assigned on December 5, 2006. Dr. Pokala graduated from Kilpauk Medical College in 1970. Dr. Pokala holds Texas license G0513.
- NPI
- 1326106824NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1850416538
- NPI enumeration date
- December 5, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (281) 440-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 82
- Medical school graduation
- 1970
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Hari P. Pokala practices at 2 locations in Houston, Texas
Dr. Pokala's primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, at 710 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77090 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 440-1000. Dr. Pokala also practices at Northwest Houston Hospital, 709 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090.
- HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestPrimary710 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77090 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 440-1000
- Northwest Houston Hospital709 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 440-1000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Hari P. Pokala is affiliated with 2 sites of care
Dr. Pokala's primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pokala to 1 physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Hari P. Pokala's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pokala practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Hari P. Pokala is one of 1,341 gastroenterologists in Texas
Gastroenterology is Dr. Pokala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Pokala's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Michigan and Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, TexasPrimary
- Michigan license
- Florida license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Pokala treats.
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Pokala
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Hari P. Pokala billed Medicare for 103 services in 2024
CMS data shows 103 Medicare services from Dr. Pokala across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 44 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,051 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Pokala's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1362024: 10324%
Dr. Pokala compared with the Texas median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Pokala
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 103vs 50580% below
- Medicare patients
- 44vs 28485% below
- Part D claims
- 1,193vs 4932.4 times
Medians across 1,281 gastroenterologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Pokala's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Hari P. Pokala treated 44 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 44 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pokala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 19 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pokala's median patient age at 70, with 60% women.
Dr. Pokala's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Pokala's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2864%
- Men1636%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Pokala's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes57%
- Arthritis50%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Anxiety32%
- COPD27%
- Heart failure27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Pokala's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Hari P. Pokala wrote 1,574 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Pokala wrote 1,574 Medicare Part D claims for 142 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,193 of them, across 44 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $109,555 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,255 claims across 46 drugs.
Dr. Pokala's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,350 claims86%
- Brand-name and other224 claims14%
Dr. Pokala's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Pokala's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%11 of 1,574 claims
- Antibiotics4%57 of 1,574 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,2552024: 1,1935%
Drugs named by CMS: 44 in 2024, 46 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Hari P. Pokala ranks in the 55th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Pokala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 28 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Pokala, more than 55% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Pokala ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 54th percentile30 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 55th percentile28 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Hari P. Pokala has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Pokala in 2023.
Recent publications by Dr. Pokala
J Natl Cancer Inst
See who Dr. Pokala researches with
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Hari P. Pokala received $202 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Pokala from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $106.
General payments to Dr. Pokala by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Pokala the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Hari P. Pokala graduated from Kilpauk Medical College
Dr. Pokala graduated from Kilpauk Medical College in 1970.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Hari P. Pokala accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Pokala is in network with 12 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Pokala accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO7
- PPO7
- EPO4
- Medicare4
- POS4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Hari P. Pokala's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Hari P. Pokala's NPI number?
Dr. Hari P. Pokala's NPI number is 1326106824. It was assigned on December 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Hari P. Pokala?
Dr. Hari P. Pokala is a gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Hari P. Pokala practice?
Dr. Pokala practices at 710 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77090. Dr. Pokala also practices at 709 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090. Dr. Pokala's primary practice is HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pokala to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Hari P. Pokala's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Pokala is (281) 440-1000.
What is Dr. Hari P. Pokala's medical license number?
Dr. Pokala holds Texas license G0513, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Hari P. Pokala been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Pokala in Texas (1981 to 2027), Michigan (1975 to 2004) and Florida (1978 to 1983).
Which hospitals is Dr. Hari P. Pokala affiliated with?
Dr. Pokala practices at HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest in Houston, Texas.
Does Dr. Hari P. Pokala accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pokala billed Medicare for 103 services in 2024, and Dr. Pokala accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Hari P. Pokala see?
CMS counts 44 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pokala in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Hari P. Pokala bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Pokala's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Hari P. Pokala go to medical school?
Dr. Pokala graduated from Kilpauk Medical College in 1970.
What drugs does Dr. Hari P. Pokala prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pokala's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Pantoprazole Sodium and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Hari P. Pokala received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $202 in general payments to Dr. Pokala from 4 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
How long has Dr. Hari P. Pokala been practicing?
Dr. Pokala graduated from medical school in 1970, 56 years ago.
Does Dr. Hari P. Pokala do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Pokala.
What insurance does Dr. Hari P. Pokala accept?
Dr. Pokala is in network with 12 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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