Individual provider Active NPI

Diwakar Turaga, M.D., PH.D.

  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician
  • Houston, TX
National Provider Identifier
1447505375
Registry record updated Nov 8, 2022
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 2080P0203X
License
S2687 Issued in TX
Practice address
6651 Main St
Houston, TX 77030-2351
Phone
(832) 824-1000
NPI assigned
Jul 17, 2012
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Nov 8, 2022

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X 2012018837 MO
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X S2687 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

6651 Main St
Houston, TX 77030-2351

Mailing address

6651 Main St Ste E1420
Houston, TX 77030-2432
Phone (832) 824-1000

Other practice location 1

One Children's Place
3S34
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone (314) 454-6006

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TX
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20260304004094 TX Practitioner - Pediatric MedicinePractitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) 8022309616 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Pediatric MedicineAlso: Critical Care (Intensivists)
Education
Other, 2012
Medicare assignment
May accept Medicare assignment

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1102 Bates Ave
Houston, TX 77030-2698

PO Box
Dallas, TX 75284

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
2012018837MOMDPediatrics Physician
S2687TXMDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Texas Children'S Physician Group Pediatrics CurrentSince Feb 20, 2026 Accepting new patients
University of Pittsburgh Physicians Current Accepting new patients

Locations

2 Hot Metal St
#One
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone (412) 432-5864

6651 Main St
Ste E1420
Houston, TX 77030
Phone (832) 825-6230

6621 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030
Phone (832) 824-1866

6651 Main St
Va Hospital, TX 77030
Phone (832) 826-3000

Organizations & group practices 2

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        "last_name": "TURAGA",
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        "sex": "M",
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        }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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