NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Krishnakumar R. Muthu, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX

Krishnakumar R. Muthu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1407056906, issued on Jul 23, 2007. Check the license (Texas N6517, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407056906
Name
Krishnakumar R. Muthu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
N6517 TX
7091 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12221 Merit Drive, Dallas, TX 75251
Phone
(214) 217-1911
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2023
Fax
(214) 217-1912
Medicaid IDs
140756906 IA
6005702 SD
6005700 SD
46022474331 NE
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131204001742); accepts Medicare assignment
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 12221 Merit Drive

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

  1. Swathi Bayya, M DInternal Medicine Physician1477660348
  2. Geoffrey Burnham, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336430776
  3. Dale Fuller, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1235159310
  4. David Hughes, DMDDentist1144414426
  5. Farhan Khan, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1275700445
  6. Nneka Nweke, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811275233

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Krishnakumar Muthu43
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $24.98

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Krishnakumar Muthu$24.98
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas - Burnet PLLCDenison, TX
  2. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas PLLCFort Worth, TX

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

Krishnakumar R. Muthu among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Krishnakumar R. Muthu, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

956 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Dallas

They are 956 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asma Ashraf, M.D.Dallas, TX 752511063439529
  2. Rafael Canadas-Zizzias, M.D.Dallas, TX 752511801897616
  3. Dipauni Doshi, M.D.Dallas, TX 752511831162874
  4. Laila Hirjee, M.D.Dallas, TX 752511588678437
  5. James Ikemba, MDDallas, TX 752511124055579
  6. Bill Johnson, MDDallas, TX 752511568411205
  7. Zulfiqar Jussa, MDDallas, TX 752511265490544
  8. Hadi Ladak, M.D.Dallas, TX 752511275583973

Common questions

What is Krishnakumar R. Muthu, MD's NPI number?

Krishnakumar R. Muthu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407056906, issued on Jul 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Krishnakumar R. Muthu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12221 Merit Drive, Dallas, TX, 75251. Phone: (214) 217-1911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Krishnakumar R. Muthu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N6517, 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 Krishnakumar R. Muthu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Krishnakumar R. Muthu, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.