Varun Prafull Chaubal, M.D.
NPI 1619230240ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Kingwood, TX
Neurological Surgery (M.D.) with Neuro-Hospitalist of Clear Lake, PLLC, practicing in Kingwood, Texas. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $15,588 for 37 patients in 2024, with only 13 Part D claims. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,963 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1619230240 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 30, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurological Surgery Primary | 207T00000X | U2174 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Neurology (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 37 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 79 across 22 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $15,588 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 13 · 29 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $1,442 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Neurology |
Medical group
- Neuro-Hospitalist of Clear Lake, PLLCHouston, TX · 19 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,963 · 81 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$4,728 · 96 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,240 | 16 |
| Depuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $766.38 | 32 |
| Imperative Care, Inc | $675.28 | 10 |
| Balt USA, LLC | $482.63 | 11 |
| Route 92 Medical, Inc. | $379.78 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$3,189 · 80 payments
- Travel and Lodging$774.37 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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