Dr. Santosh Uppu MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1710199161 is registered to Dr. Santosh Uppu MD, a Adult Congenital Heart Disease Physician practising at 6410 Fannin St Ste 425 in Houston, Texas. Adult Congenital Heart Disease Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Santosh Uppu MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2007.
Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Other
- 23-2290323PA· Issued by RESIDENT
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20190522001777Internal MedicineTX
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Santosh Uppu MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Santosh Uppu MD directly at (713) 500-5742.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1710199161 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (713) 500-5742.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Santosh Uppu MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.