Kamalakannan Desikan, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Katy, TX
Kamalakannan Desikan, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Katy, Texas, and NPI 1427251867, issued on Jun 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas N5143, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kamalakannan Desikan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- N5143 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20710 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy, TX 77450
- Phone
- (281) 646-9000
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2025
- Fax
- (281) 206-2311
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110926000164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20710 Westheimer Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kaitlin Curry, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1790325777
- Vincent Gubatanga, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1295607125
- Hannah Kelly, PAPhysician Assistant1659856011
- Ramamanohara Pai, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1720209315
- Randeep Suneja, MD, FACC,FSCAI, FCCPInterventional Cardiology Physician1225198377
- Jennifer Thomas, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1104488386
Verify Kamalakannan Desikan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N5143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
4,362 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate557 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium376 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium265 claims
- Eliquis261 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate197 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil168 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): 100 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: $981.48
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 2 group practices
- Houston Cardiovascular Assoc PAKaty, TX
- Memorial City Cardiology Associates PAKaty, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kamalakannan Desikan among 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas
Kamalakannan Desikan, MD is one of 724 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.
All 724 in Texas → Every provider in Katy → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramamanohara Pai, MDKaty, TX 774501720209315
- Randeep Suneja, MD, FACC,FSCAI, FCCPKaty, TX 774501225198377
- Manmeet Singh, MDMissouri City, TX 774591184924391
- Mouzamjha FaroquiCypress, TX 774331285012518
- Amir Gahremanpour, M.D.Cypress, TX 774331255544839
- Zohair Hasan, MDCypress, TX 774331942644703
- Qasim MalikRichmond, TX 774691770846115
- Fadi Alameddine, M.D.Cypress, TX 774291659365096
Common questions
What is Kamalakannan Desikan, MD's NPI number?
Kamalakannan Desikan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427251867, issued on Jun 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kamalakannan Desikan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20710 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy, TX, 77450. Phone: (281) 646-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kamalakannan Desikan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N5143, 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 Kamalakannan Desikan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kamalakannan Desikan, MD had 4,362 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kamalakannan Desikan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.