Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D
Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX
Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1942236682, issued on Jun 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas M9162, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- M9162 TX
41392 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7200 Cambridge St FL 8, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-3390
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070226000305); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M9162Check 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 rheumatology physician in 2024
1,218 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate103 claims
- Prednisone95 claims
- Gabapentin66 claims
- Celecoxib59 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen56 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl51 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $456.06
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 3 group practices
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- Texas Childrens Physician GroupHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D's NPI number?
Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942236682, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St FL 8, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-3390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M9162, 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 Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D had 1,218 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kalpana Rao Bhairavarasu, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.