NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kartik Sainag Telukuntla

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Dallas, TX

Kartik Sainag Telukuntla is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1619397072, issued on Apr 23, 2014. Check the license (Texas S9807, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619397072
Name
Kartik Sainag Telukuntla
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License numbers
S9807 TX
MT205959 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8440 Walnut Hill LN Ste 700, Dallas, TX 75231
Phone
(214) 361-3300
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210713004037); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8440 Walnut Hill LN Ste 700

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jaswinder BatthAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1053078683
  2. Nicole Chrisopulos, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1063133122
  3. Mustafa Dohadwala, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1275732604
  4. Balraj KaurAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679123871
  5. Dan Li, M.D., PH.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1164804266
  6. Jessica Mitchell, NPNurse Practitioner1639695497

Verify Kartik Sainag Telukuntla in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

977 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Kartik Telukuntla977
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium123 claims
  2. Furosemide120 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate117 claims
  4. Carvedilol76 claims
  5. Entresto67 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate38 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): 92.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $11,985.74

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kartik Telukuntla$11,986
  2. Specialty average$10,266

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

  1. Cardiology Specialists OF North Texas PLLCPlano, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kartik Sainag Telukuntla among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas

Kartik Sainag Telukuntla is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martin Berk, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311033118278
  2. Nicholas Hendren, MDDallas, TX 752351043606502
  3. Lauren Truby, MDDallas, TX 752351992190391
  4. Song Li, M.D.Dallas, TX 752431376832998
  5. Claudius Mahr, D.O.Dallas, TX 752431770659526
  6. Farah Al-Saffar, MD, MPHDallas, TX 752461972846285
  7. Amit Alam, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461588906986
  8. Robert Gottlieb, M.D. PH.D.Dallas, TX 752461386855922

Common questions

What is Kartik Sainag Telukuntla's NPI number?

Kartik Sainag Telukuntla's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619397072, issued on Apr 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kartik Sainag Telukuntla located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8440 Walnut Hill LN Ste 700, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 361-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kartik Sainag Telukuntla's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S9807, 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 Kartik Sainag Telukuntla prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kartik Sainag Telukuntla had 977 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kartik Sainag Telukuntla's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 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.

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