Jitendra I. Vasandani, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Lubbock, TX
Jitendra I. Vasandani, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1194707406, issued on Nov 14, 2005. Check the license (Texas K9691, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jitendra I. Vasandani
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- K9691 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10705 Milwaukee Avenue, Lubbock, TX 78424
- Phone
- (806) 701-5210
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 040221603 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050309000818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jitendra I. Vasandani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K9691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
5,292 Medicare Part D claims for 942 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 109 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate845 claims
- Methotrexate539 claims
- Allopurinol496 claims
- Prednisone446 claims
- Celecoxib330 claims
- Meloxicam293 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: $6,625.08
268 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- American Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates-TX PLLCLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jitendra I. Vasandani among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Jitendra I. Vasandani, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Chiang, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784151386962116
- Frank Morgan, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784131295146660
- Ann Aleman Weinmann, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111982660338
- Francisco Brito-Aleman, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111073076964
- Cindy Rodriguez-Silva, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041376951657
- Kevin ThompsonCorpus Christi, TX 784041043772999
- Elvin Garcia, M.D.McAllen, TX 785011871547596
- Brian Glazer, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031578590535
Common questions
What is Jitendra I. Vasandani, MD's NPI number?
Jitendra I. Vasandani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194707406, issued on Nov 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jitendra I. Vasandani, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10705 Milwaukee Avenue, Lubbock, TX, 78424. Phone: (806) 701-5210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jitendra I. Vasandani, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K9691, 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 Jitendra I. Vasandani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jitendra I. Vasandani, MD had 5,292 Medicare Part D claims for 942 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.