Dr. Rahul Dadhwal
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 14
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 510
Licensed in Texas since 2020, according to the Texas Medical Board. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
TX license S8977 (first issued 2020; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
- Corpus Christi Medical Center,the Corpus Christi, TX
Medical groups
- Gulf Coast Physician Services, PLLC (110 clinicians)
- Gulf Coast Intensivists, PLLC (44 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 510
- Services billed
- 2,547
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 260 | 96 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 189 | 87 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 181 | 73 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 87 | 85 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 24 | 23 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 23 | 22 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 20 | 18 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 19 | 19 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 16 | 16 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 3 companies reported 8 payments worth $680 in total to this clinician.
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $279 |
|---|---|
| Ethicon Inc. | $214 |
| Stryker Corporation | $186 |
| Food and Beverage | $680 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.