2026 NPPES data Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician NPI 1790865053 MD
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BISWAJIT KAR, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician in HOUSTON, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 419 beneficiaries · Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician avg: 2K
MIPS score
82.3883/100
▼ 1 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$2.9K
22 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data reveals: BISWAJIT KAR, MD is a Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician ([object Object]) practicing in HOUSTON, Texas with a Medicare Part D prescribing footprint of 4K claims across 419 beneficiaries . Their CMS MIPS Final Score of 82.3883/100 (national average: 83.1) reflects performance across Quality, Cost, Interoperability, and Improvement Activities . Industry payments of $2.9K across 22 transactions are disclosed under CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act).

What stands out: BISWAJIT KAR, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 82.3883 out of 100, below the 83.1 national average, and filed 4,095 Medicare Part D claims in 2023. Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

BISWAJIT KAR, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

BISWAJIT KAR, MD at a glance

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 10/17/2006

NPI 1790865053

Primary specialty

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician

Niche

510 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

4,095 132% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,762

MIPS final score

82.3883/100 0.7116999999999933% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician share within Texas

1. Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician share within Texas

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

BISWAJIT KAR, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
82.3883/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician) — 82.3883/100 vs national avg 83.1

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MIPS final score (Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician) — 82.3883/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

BISWAJIT KAR, MD is a Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician provider practicing in HOUSTON, Texas, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1790865053. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

BISWAJIT KAR, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 6400 FANNIN ST STE 2500, HOUSTON, TX, 77030, with a listed phone of (713) 704-4300. NPI 1790865053 was issued on 10/17/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what KAR most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,095 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 419 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1.3 million in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 82.3883/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 79.2344, Cost 58.5062), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 510 enrolled providers across 48 states and an average of 1,762 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

6400 FANNIN ST STE 2500
HOUSTON, TX 77030

Provider Details

NPI 1790865053
Specialty Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 10/17/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

82.3883
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
79.2344
Quality
58.5062
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where BISWAJIT KAR, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

UT PHYSICIANS
HOUSTON, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for BISWAJIT KAR, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$2.9K

Largest payer

Abbott Laboratories

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to BISWAJIT KAR, MD. To verify BISWAJIT KAR, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

4,095
Total Claims
$1.3M
Total Drug Cost
419
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
9,557
Total Day Supply
284,857
Generic Drug Cost
$89K
Antibiotic Claims
18

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.35
Gender Split
41% female / 59% male
Age Distribution
<65: 63, 65-74: 167, 75-84: 141, 85+: 48

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
298
Metoprolol Succinate
235
Entresto
Sacubitril/Valsartan
226
Jardiance
Empagliflozin
222
Losartan Potassium
188
Carvedilol
178
Eliquis
Apixaban
175
Amlodipine Besylate
149
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
146
Rosuvastatin Calcium
126

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician Overview

How BISWAJIT KAR, MD fits within the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician landscape nationally.

510
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician Providers in US
48
States with Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
1,762
Avg Claims per Provider

BISWAJIT KAR, MD's 4,095 claims are above the specialty average of 1,762.

Nearby Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as KAR.

Compare Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BISWAJIT KAR, MD's specialty?
BISWAJIT KAR, MD specializes in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician and practices in HOUSTON, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does BISWAJIT KAR, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, BISWAJIT KAR, MD wrote 4,095 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.3M in drug costs for 419 beneficiaries.
What is BISWAJIT KAR, MD's Medicare quality score?
BISWAJIT KAR, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 82.3883/100 (Quality: 79.2344, Cost: 58.5062). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is BISWAJIT KAR, MD located?
BISWAJIT KAR, MD is located at 6400 FANNIN ST STE 2500, HOUSTON, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 704-4300.
What is BISWAJIT KAR, MD's NPI number?
BISWAJIT KAR, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790865053, issued on 10/17/2006.
How many Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 510 Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers across 48 states in the US. The average Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician provider writes 1,762 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does BISWAJIT KAR, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, BISWAJIT KAR, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate, Entresto. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does BISWAJIT KAR, MD accept Medicare?
BISWAJIT KAR, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,095 Part D claims and 419 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify BISWAJIT KAR, MD's credentials?
BISWAJIT KAR, MD's NPI is 1790865053 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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