Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Pasadena, TX
Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Pasadena, Texas, and NPI 1407902794, issued on Jan 27, 2007. Check the license (Texas M3160, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karan Surinder Bhalla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- M3160 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5413 Crenshaw RD, Pasadena, TX 77505
- Phone
- (713) 943-2800
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 943-2801
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080905000595); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5413 Crenshaw RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karan Surinder Bhalla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M3160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
7,803 Medicare Part D claims for 1,196 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium764 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate668 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate654 claims
- Clopidogrel562 claims
- Eliquis427 claims
- Xarelto288 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $8,396.34
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 PAHouston, TX
- Karan S Bhalla MD PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karan Surinder Bhalla among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 58% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Pasadena
They are 12 of the 1,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Pasadena, and 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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- Zohair Raza, M.D.Pasadena, TX 775051104051572
- Angela Shiue, M.D.Pasadena, TX 775051245557396
- Andres Vasquez Donado, M.D.Pasadena, TX 775051609131929
- Daphnee Dorval, NPPasadena, TX 775041316712227
- Heinz Hermann, MDPasadena, TX 775041396739272
Common questions
What is Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD's NPI number?
Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407902794, issued on Jan 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5413 Crenshaw RD, Pasadena, TX, 77505. Phone: (713) 943-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M3160, 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 Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD had 7,803 Medicare Part D claims for 1,196 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karan Surinder Bhalla, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.