Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Helina Temesgen Wakwaya, MD

Individual provider Internal Medicine Physician · NPI 1346536810

Helina Temesgen Wakwaya, MD is registered under Critical Care (Intensivists) in Houston, Texas. Graduated from University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine in 2011, 15 years ago. Practices with Texas Childrens Physician Group, a 655-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Illinois and Texas.

Years since qualifying
15
Trained at
University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine
Licensed in
IL, TX
In the registry since
2011
Specialties on file
3
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 77030-2604
Phone: (713) 798-1000
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Specialties & licences

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RC0200X · Licence Q4706 (TX)
Internal Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 125:060378 (IL)
Pulmonary Disease Physician Taxonomy 207RP1001X · Licence Q4706 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1346536810
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 23, 2011
Last updated in NPPESMarch 24, 2025
Certification dateMarch 24, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)
Also practisesINTERNAL MEDICINE, PULMONARY DISEASE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2011 (15 years in practice)
Group practice Texas Childrens Physician Group — 655 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients75
Services billed 165 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $122 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Texas Childrens Physician Group

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 655 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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