Dr. Niket Sonpal, MD

Dr. Sonpal practices at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas.

Dr. Sonpal's NPI, 1023347770, was assigned on December 9, 2009. Dr. Sonpal graduated from Medical University of Silesia in 2009. Dr. Sonpal holds Texas license T0628.

Dr. Sonpal's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple, at 2401 South 31st St, Temple, TX 76504 in Bell County. The practice phone is (254) 771-8200.

Dr. Sonpal's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas. Dr. Sonpal is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple. The medical group on file is Baylor Scott & White Temple Roney Bone and Joint Institute, Temple. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sonpal to 2 more hospitals and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sonpal practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Sonpal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Sonpal is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sonpal's licenses on file in 6 states: Texas, Iowa, Kentucky, Indiana, New York and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and peptic ulcer among the conditions Dr. Sonpal treats.

CMS data shows 251 Medicare services from Dr. Sonpal across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 265 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,569 for them.

CMS counts 265 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sonpal in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 153 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.58, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sonpal's median patient age at 70, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sonpal wrote 268 Medicare Part D claims for 111 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 170 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $15,098 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 188 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Sonpal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sonpal as offering telehealth. CMS counts 85 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Sonpal, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Sonpal, published from 2010 to 2024. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Sonpal has published most often in Cureus. Dr. Sonpal's most frequent co-authors are Ifeanyichukwu D,c Onukogu, MD, Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD and Christian T. Cable, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Sonpal from 5 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $121.

Dr. Sonpal graduated from Medical University of Silesia in 2009.

Dr. Sonpal is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.