NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashok Krishnaswami, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Jose, CA

Ashok Krishnaswami, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1699851196, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (California A72000, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699851196
Name
Ashok Krishnaswami
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A72000 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
260 International Cir, San Jose, CA 95119
Phone
(408) 972-7000
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A720000 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110126000688); accepts Medicare assignment
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 260 International Cir

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

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  2. Antoinette Acenas, MDPsychiatry Physician1295811719
  3. Sunil Ahuja, MDUrology Physician1134205669
  4. Patti Albertson, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1952487456
  5. Catherine Allen, N.P.Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1487746772
  6. Thomas Alloggiamento, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1881770386

Verify Ashok Krishnaswami in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

766 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Ashok Krishnaswami766
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate117 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium68 claims
  3. Entresto67 claims
  4. Spironolactone63 claims
  5. Jardiance58 claims
  6. Furosemide51 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSan Jose, CA

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

Ashok Krishnaswami among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Ashok Krishnaswami, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Alloggiamento, MDSan Jose, CA 951191881770386
  2. Kenneth Battaglia, MDSan Jose, CA 951191871679381
  3. Charlotte Hu, MDSan Jose, CA 951191588740013
  4. James Jang, MDSan Jose, CA 951191679651152
  5. Jeremy KongSan Jose, CA 951191396276895
  6. Valerie Kwai Ben, MDSan Jose, CA 951191437235942
  7. Everett LaiSan Jose, CA 951191770019416
  8. Alexander Liu, MDSan Jose, CA 951191235143363

Common questions

What is Ashok Krishnaswami, MD's NPI number?

Ashok Krishnaswami, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699851196, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashok Krishnaswami, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 International Cir, San Jose, CA, 95119. Phone: (408) 972-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashok Krishnaswami, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A72000, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ashok Krishnaswami, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashok Krishnaswami, MD had 766 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.