Kanishka Monis, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX
Kanishka Monis, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1699911404, issued on Dec 29, 2008. Check the license (Texas N7845, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kanishka Monis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- N7845 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5939 Babcock RD Ste 112, San Antonio, TX 78240
- Phone
- (210) 874-5260
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2026
- Fax
- (210) 864-4838
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120808000971); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5939 Babcock RD Ste 112
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Francis, MPAS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851890859
- Mustafa Monis, PAPhysician Assistant1881120913
- Erick Nyaga, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMedical Physician Assistant1609389428
Verify Kanishka Monis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N7845Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
3,029 Medicare Part D claims for 624 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 2,446 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,625 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen397 claims
- Gabapentin98 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine86 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl82 claims
- Pregabalin80 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): 42.4 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: $2,745.81
85 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas.
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- Christine Anderson, MDHouston, TX1265575260
Common questions
What is Kanishka Monis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kanishka Monis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699911404, issued on Dec 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kanishka Monis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5939 Babcock RD Ste 112, San Antonio, TX, 78240. Phone: (210) 874-5260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kanishka Monis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N7845, 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 Kanishka Monis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kanishka Monis, M.D. had 3,029 Medicare Part D claims for 624 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kanishka Monis, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 42.4 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.