ENT

Dr. Apurva A. Thekdi, MD

Ear, nose and throat doctor in Houston, TX · offers telehealth

TMH Physician Associates6550 Fannin St Ste 1701Houston, TX 77030(713) 441-1368Listed on Healthgrades, WebMD, Medicare and the NPI registry
TMH Physician Associates16605 Southwest FwySugar Land, TX 77479(281) 275-0800Listed on Medicare
Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians6445 Main St Ste 2500Houston, TX 77030(713) 441-3150Listed on Medicare
Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians6565 Fannin St Ste 520Houston, TX 77030(713) 441-0428Listed on Medicare
TMH Physician Associates7575 San Felipe St Ste 155Houston, TX 77063(713) 266-9955Listed on Medicare
1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030(713) 792-6161Listed on the NPI registry

Practices: TMH Physician Associates, Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians

NPI 1053356238 · NPI registry · Washington University School of Medicine · graduated 1997

Patient experience

Healthgrades5.0 out of 5 from 95 ratings87 written reviews · latest Oct 2026Read the reviews on Healthgradeschecked Nov 2026
WebMD5.0 out of 5 from 46 ratings38 written reviews · latest Sep 2026Read the reviews on WebMDchecked Nov 2026

What reviews mention

Communication100% positive among mentions (64 mentions)
Staff and front office100% positive among mentions (19 mentions)
Explained treatment95% positive among mentions (37 mentions)

MedBridge analysis of 111 reviews on Healthgrades and WebMD · checked Nov 2026. We count what reviewers say about each topic and never copy their words.

Accepting new patients, according to Healthgrades (checked Nov 2026). Call the office to confirm.

Board certification

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Source: Listed on Healthgrades · checked Nov 2026

Procedure experience

Voice box exam (camera exam of the throat): 505 times for Medicare patientsMore than 90% of Houston ENTs who do this

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, 2024. Medicare patients only; CMS hides counts under 11 · checked Nov 2026

Hospitals

Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital · 5 of 5 CMS stars
Houston Methodist Hospital · 5 of 5 CMS stars
Houston Methodist West Hospital · 5 of 5 CMS stars
St Luke's The Woodlands Hospital · 3 of 5 CMS stars
University of Texas M D Anderson · Not rated by CMS

Source: CMS Facility Affiliation and Hospital General Information · checked Nov 2026

Texas medical license

License M9050 · Active · expires Feb 2028

Disciplinary status: None

Source: Texas Medical Board · checked Nov 2026

Payments from drug and device companies (2025)

$438 across 6 payments

Kerecis Limited: $237
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc: $106
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.: $71

Many of these payments are small, such as meals. A payment does not mean wrongdoing.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2025 · checked Nov 2026

Insurance

Plans in the insurers’ own directories

Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, CHIP and Marketplace plans from public directories run by the insurers. Employer plans are not listed here yet.

Community Health Choice · 7 plans

Marketplace (ACA)

Community Premier Gold 001 Off-ExchangeLast checked Nov 1, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Community Premier Gold 005Last checked Nov 1, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Community Premier Gold 021Last checked Nov 1, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Community Premier Silver 012Last checked Nov 1, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Community Premier Silver 012 Off-ExchangeLast checked Nov 1, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Community Premier Silver 020Last checked Nov 1, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Community Premier Silver 020 Off-ExchangeLast checked Nov 1, 2026 · confirm with the office.

Community Health Choice last updated these listings Sep 1, 2026.

Source: Community Health Choice Marketplace provider file · checked Nov 2026

Humana · 21 plans

Medicare Advantage

Humana Essentials Plus Giveback H5216-358 (PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Essentials Plus Giveback H7617-035 (PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Gold Plus - Diabetes and Heart (HMO C-SNP)Network: Gold Plus HMO and SNP H4461Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Gold Plus H0028-042 (HMO)Network: Gold Plus HMO and SNP H0028Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Gold Plus H0028-072 (HMO)Network: Gold Plus HMO and SNP H0028Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Gold Plus H4461-057 (HMO)Network: Gold Plus HMO and SNP H4461Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Gold Plus SNP-DE H0028-032 (HMO D-SNP)Network: Gold Plus HMO and SNP H0028Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Gold Plus SNP-DE H4461-071 (HMO D-SNP)Network: Gold Plus HMO and SNP H4461Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Gold Plus SNP-DE H4461-072 (HMO D-SNP)Network: Gold Plus HMO and SNP H4461Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Together in Health (PPO I-SNP)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Total Complete H4461-049 (HMO)Network: Gold Plus HMO and SNP H4461Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana USAA Honor Giveback (PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana USAA Honor Giveback with Rx (PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Humana Value Choice H7617-057 (PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
HumanaChoice H0473-005 (PPO)Network: Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
HumanaChoice H5216-042 (PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
HumanaChoice H5216-043 (PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
HumanaChoice H7617-059 (PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
HumanaChoice R4182-001 (Regional PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
HumanaChoice R4182-003 (Regional PPO)Network: Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
HumanaChoice R4182-004 (Regional PPO)Network: Group Medicare PPO+, Medicare PPOLast checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.

Humana last updated these listings Oct 27, 2026.

Source: Humana provider directory · checked Oct 2026

Molina Healthcare · 2 plans

Medicare Advantage

Molina Medicare Complete Care (HMO D-SNP)Network: Molina Medicare Complete Care (HMO D-SNP)Last checked Nov 1, 2026 · confirm with the office.
Molina Medicare Complete Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)Network: Molina Medicare Complete Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)Last checked Nov 1, 2026 · confirm with the office.

Source: Molina Healthcare provider directory · checked Nov 2026

UnitedHealthcare · 11 plans

Medicare Advantage

AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-0006 (PPO)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-0009 (HMO-POS)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-0015 (HMO-POS)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage Giveback from UHC TX-31 (PPO)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot No Rx TX-MA01 (HMO-POS)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot No Rx TX-MA05 (PPO)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Complete Care Support TX-1A (Regional PPO C-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Complete Care TX-29 (Regional PPO C-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Dual Complete TX-S001 (Regional PPO D-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Medicare Advantage TX-0030 (Regional PPO)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Nursing Home Plan TX-F001 (PPO I-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.

Source: UnitedHealthcare provider directory · checked Oct 2026

Insurance companies listed on Healthgrades

Listed on Healthgrades, confirm with the office.

AetnaChoice Plus POS II, Elect Choice (Open Access) EPO, Managed Choice (Open Access) POS, Premier Care Network Plus - Innovation Health, Open Choice PPO
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of TexasBestChoice PPO, Blue Essentials HMO
Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Card PPO
CignaOpen Access Plus, SureFit Houston, Cigna PPO
CurativeCurative PPO, Curative PPO Plus, Curative EPO
First HealthFirst Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
HumanaNational POS, Choice POS, Preferred PPO, Choice Care PPO, HMO Premier HMO, Choice Care Network PPO
UnitedHealthCareMedica Choice, Nexus Open Access, Options PPO, Navigate HMO, Choice Plus POS, Navigate POS

Source: Listed on Healthgrades, confirm with the office · checked Nov 2026

Where this doctor practices

Map of this doctor’s offices

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