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Natasha Sarkari Becker, MD

NPI 1013128099ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Surgical Critical Care· Houston, TX

Surgery, Surgical Critical Care (MD) in Houston, Texas, trained at University of Kentucky College of Medicine (class of 2004). Medicare paid $36,804 for services to 202 patients in 2024. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,179 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1013128099
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 24, 2007
Last updated in NPPESJun 24, 2021
Certified by providerJun 24, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care Primary2086S0102XM5046TX
Surgery208600000XMD445929PA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NJ); Practitioner - General Surgery (NY)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients202
Services billed354 across 33 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$36,804

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
Graduation year2004
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$3,179 · 20 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$1,346 · 10 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Medtronic, Inc.$2,16116
Tela Bio, Inc.$996.323
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$21.741

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$2,544 · 13 payments
  • Food and Beverage$634.70 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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