Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 889
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 241
- Part D claims, 2024
- 426
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $274
- Practice address
- 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 790-2221
- 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. Satish Chandra Dinakar is an internist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Dinakar practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.
Dr. Dinakar's NPI, 1760593198, was assigned on August 31, 2006. Dr. Dinakar holds Texas license N7249.
- NPI
- 1760593198NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9133125339
- NPI enumeration date
- August 31, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 790-2221
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Dinakar's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital, at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 790-2221.
- Houston Methodist Hospital6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 790-2221
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Dinakar's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. The medical group on file is Inpatient Hospitalists TMC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dinakar to 1 more skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dinakar practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar is one of 8,437 internists in Texas
Internal medicine is Dr. Dinakar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Dinakar is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, TexasPrimary
Internists near Dr. Dinakar
Counts of internists 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. Satish Chandra Dinakar billed Medicare for 889 services in 2024
CMS data shows 889 Medicare services from Dr. Dinakar across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 241 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,785 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Dinakar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6712024: 88932%
Dr. Dinakar compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Dinakar
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 889vs 53965% above
- Medicare patients
- 241vs 19027% above
- Part D claims
- 165vs 28943% below
Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Dinakar'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. Satish Chandra Dinakar treated 241 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dinakar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 104 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.29, 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. Dinakar's median patient age at 70, with 53% women.
Dr. Dinakar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Dinakar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12050%
- Men12150%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Dinakar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis63%
- Chronic kidney disease59%
- Ischemic heart disease53%
- Anxiety46%
- Diabetes46%
- Heart failure43%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Dinakar'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
- Women53%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar wrote 426 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Dinakar wrote 426 Medicare Part D claims for 132 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 165 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $53,891 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 131 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Dinakar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic373 claims88%
- Brand-name and other53 claims12%
Dr. Dinakar'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. Dinakar's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%14 of 426 claims
- Antibiotics17%71 of 426 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: 1312024: 16526%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 7 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
How Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar takes part in Medicare
Dr. Dinakar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar received $274 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Dinakar from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bausch Health Americas, Inc. paid the most, $211.
General payments to Dr. Dinakar by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Dinakar the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar's NPI number?
Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar's NPI number is 1760593198. It was assigned on August 31, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar?
Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar is an internist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar practice?
Dr. Dinakar practices at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Dinakar's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dinakar to 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Dinakar is (713) 790-2221.
What is Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar's medical license number?
Dr. Dinakar holds Texas license N7249.
Which hospitals is Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar affiliated with?
Dr. Dinakar practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
What medical group is Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar part of?
Dr. Dinakar is linked to Inpatient Hospitalists TMC. Dmand AI links Dr. Dinakar to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dinakar billed Medicare for 889 services in 2024, and Dr. Dinakar accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar see?
CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dinakar in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Dinakar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
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What drugs does Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dinakar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Spironolactone and Lactulose.
Has Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $274 in general payments to Dr. Dinakar from 2 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
How long has Dr. Satish Chandra Dinakar been practicing?
Dr. Dinakar graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
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