NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ajith P. Nair, M.D.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Houston, TX

Ajith P. Nair, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1679747950, issued on Apr 17, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q2168, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679747950
Name
Ajith P. Nair
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License numbers
Q2168 TX
227809 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 Cambridge St FL 10, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-1750
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2022
Fax
(713) 798-4693
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141106002420); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7200 Cambridge St FL 10

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ellison Abdalla, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1104588433
  2. Sandeep AgarwalRheumatology Physician1467489757
  3. Krystal Agbahiwe, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1316212210
  4. Oyetewa Asempa, MDDermatology Physician1922505460
  5. Amna Asim, M.DHospitalist Physician1669727343
  6. Omar Atassi, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1639516107

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

2,921 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.

  1. Ajith Nair2,921
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Entresto164 claims
  2. Eliquis140 claims
  3. Jardiance133 claims
  4. Spironolactone120 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate115 claims
  6. Opsumit114 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $13,652.60

85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ajith Nair$13,653
  2. Specialty average$10,266

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
  2. St. Luke's Diagnostic Cath Lab, LLPHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ajith P. Nair among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas

Ajith P. Nair, M.D. is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 29% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D.,Houston, TX 770301275864878
  2. Andrew Civitello, M.D.Houston, TX 770301104863745
  3. Janardhana Gorthi, MBBSHouston, TX 770301942492228
  4. Ashrith Guha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962609693
  5. Ju Kim, M.D.Houston, TX 770301841426194
  6. Cindy Martin, MDHouston, TX 770301649468497
  7. Sriram Nathan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301285602607
  8. Selby Oberton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301437395415

Common questions

What is Ajith P. Nair, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ajith P. Nair, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679747950, issued on Apr 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ajith P. Nair, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St FL 10, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-1750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ajith P. Nair, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q2168, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ajith P. Nair, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ajith P. Nair, M.D. had 2,921 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ajith P. Nair, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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