Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,184
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 387
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,207
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 1631 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Greater Heights - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Houston, Texas
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Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil is a pulmonologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Vakil practices at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Greater Heights - HOPD in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Vakil's NPI, 1043466535, was assigned on August 15, 2008. Dr. Vakil graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Vakil holds Texas license N6740.
- NPI
- 1043466535NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4082780499
- NPI enumeration date
- August 15, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil practices at Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Greater Heights - HOPD in Houston, Texas
Dr. Vakil's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Greater Heights - HOPD, at 1631 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008.
- Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Greater Heights - HOPD1631 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Vakil's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Greater Heights - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dr. Vakil is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is Vakil Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vakil to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 hospice, 1 hospital outpatient department, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vakil practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Greater Heights - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +10 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil is one of 900 pulmonologists in Texas
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Vakil's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Vakil is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Vakil's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, New Jersey and Maryland.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, TexasPrimary
- Critical care medicine (internal medicine), New Jersey
- Maryland license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, chronic sinusitis, pulmonary fibrosis, sleep apnea, tobacco use and upper respiratory infection (URI) among the conditions Dr. Vakil treats.
Pulmonologists near Dr. Vakil
Counts of pulmonologists 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. Rupesh M. Vakil billed Medicare for 5,184 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,184 Medicare services from Dr. Vakil across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 387 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $344,608 for them.
Dr. Vakil's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4,2272024: 4,95817%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 125
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1562024: 10135%
- Imaging
- 2023: 172024: 0100%
Where Dr. Vakil's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,37065%
- In a facility1,81435%
Dr. Vakil compared with the Texas median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Vakil
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 5,184vs 9085.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 387vs 32220% above
- Part D claims
- 2,584vs 5155.0 times
Medians across 862 pulmonologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Vakil'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. Rupesh M. Vakil treated 387 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 387 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vakil in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 153 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.11, 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. Vakil's median patient age at 68, with 50% women.
Dr. Vakil's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Vakil's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20854%
- Men17946%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Vakil's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- COPD63%
- Diabetes56%
- Ischemic heart disease53%
- Arthritis51%
- Chronic kidney disease51%
- Heart failure51%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Vakil's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil wrote 3,207 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Vakil wrote 3,207 Medicare Part D claims for 374 patients. 57% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,584 of them, across 64 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $643,115 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,362 claims across 56 drugs.
Dr. Vakil's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,825 claims57%
- Brand-name and other1,382 claims43%
Dr. Vakil'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. Vakil's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics5%147 of 3,207 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%35 of 3,207 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: 2,3622024: 2,5849%
Drugs named by CMS: 64 in 2024, 56 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. Rupesh M. Vakil scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Vakil for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Vakil accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vakil as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Vakil's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 75of 100Final score
- 30.8of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil received $1,751 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 97 general payments to Dr. Vakil from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $353.
General payments to Dr. Vakil by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Vakil by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,66795%
- Education$845%
Companies that paid Dr. Vakil the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Vakil, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Vakil
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil graduated from Ross University School of Medicine
Dr. Vakil graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Vakil is a member of American College of Chest Physicians, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society and Society of Critical Care Medicine.
- Medical school
- Board certified in critical care medicine
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in pulmonary disease
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers
Dr. Vakil is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +15 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Vakil accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO13
- Medicare11
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil'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 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Rupesh M. Vakil's NPI number?
Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil's NPI number is 1043466535. It was assigned on August 15, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil?
Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil is a pulmonologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil practice?
Dr. Vakil practices at 1631 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008. Dr. Vakil's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Greater Heights - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vakil to 4 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 hospice, 1 hospital outpatient department, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil's medical license number?
Dr. Vakil holds Texas license N6740, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Vakil in Texas (2010 to 2026), New Jersey (2006 to 2015) and Maryland (2008 to 2009).
Which hospitals is Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil affiliated with?
Dr. Vakil is affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Vakil to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil part of?
Dr. Vakil is linked to Vakil Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates.
Does Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vakil billed Medicare for 5,184 services in 2024, and Dr. Vakil accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Vakil as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil's MIPS score?
Dr. Vakil's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil see?
CMS counts 387 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vakil in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil board certified?
Yes. Dr. Vakil is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Vakil's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99458), hospital inpatient care (99233) and care management and other visits (99457).
Where did Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil go to medical school?
Dr. Vakil graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Vakil's most prescribed drugs by claims were Trelegy Ellipta, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa and Breztri Aerosphere.
Has Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,751 in general payments to Dr. Vakil from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
How long has Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil been practicing?
Dr. Vakil graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Rupesh M. Vakil accept?
Dr. Vakil is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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