Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1437418746, issued on May 7, 2012. Check the license (Texas S1534, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krishanthan Vigneswaran
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- S1534 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Frostwood Dr Ste 2.300, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 448-8048
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 398138301 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190611001848); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 920 Frostwood Dr Ste 2.300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joseph Cochran, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1205030129
- John Quinn, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1053587865
Verify Krishanthan Vigneswaran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S1534Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam24 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $341.18
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Mhs Physicians OF TexasHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krishanthan Vigneswaran among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
All 669 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Cochran, MDHouston, TX 770241205030129
- Walid Ibn Essayed, M.D.Houston, TX 770241568812436
- Daniel Kim, MDHouston, TX 770241275542516
- Ryan McCormack, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770241962922146
- Mahmood Moradi, M.D., FAANSHouston, TX 770241275533911
- John Quinn, M.D.Houston, TX 770241053587865
- John Berry, M.D.Houston, TX 770271184602948
- Brian Fernholz, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770271811273287
Common questions
What is Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D.'s NPI number?
Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437418746, issued on May 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Frostwood Dr Ste 2.300, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 448-8048. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S1534, 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 Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D. had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.