Shilka Surendra Babu, MD
NPI 1407413651ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Houston, TX
Internal Medicine (MD) in Houston, Texas, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport (class of 2019). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $350,918 for 3,239 claims, against $122,917 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $797.23 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1407413651 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 23, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 22, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 30, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | BP10067102 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 382 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,824 across 34 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $122,917 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,239 · 7,918 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 406 |
| Total drug cost | $350,918 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2019 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- Action Therapy Centers LimitedHouston, TX · 76 clinicians
- Norman B Frankel Et Al Ptr Medical Clinic of HoustonHouston, TX · 57 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX
- Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land, TX
- Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land, TX
- Womans Hospital of Texas,theHouston, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$797.23 · 41 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$808.96 · 38 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $140.82 | 10 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $119.99 | 5 |
| Dynavax Technologies Corporation | $76.31 | 3 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $75.09 | 4 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $67.51 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$797.23 · 41 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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