Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Tacoma, WA
Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1639253313, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00041594, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bahirathan Krishnadasan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD00041594 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1802 Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 272-7777
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 426-4142
- Medicaid ID
- 8431710 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050723000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1802 Yakima Ave
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Verify Bahirathan Krishnadasan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00041594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $75,666.51
118 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bahirathan Krishnadasan among 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Washington
Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD is one of 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Washington. 78% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Washington
There are 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Washington.
All 120 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allen Graeve, MDTacoma, WA 984051932212867
- Craig Hampton, MDTacoma, WA 984051346352812
- Keith Havenstrite, MDTacoma, WA 984051336207042
- Timothy James, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051679538847
- G. Johnston, MDTacoma, WA 984051720020043
- John Luber, MDTacoma, WA 984051801821756
- Michael Meyer, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051588624662
- Daniel Mumme, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051376700757
Common questions
What is Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD's NPI number?
Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639253313, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1802 Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 272-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00041594, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.