Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1972500932, issued on Jul 6, 2005. Check the license (Texas L7240, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- L7240 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13325 Hargrave RD Ste 100, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (281) 469-8007
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 203280701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070516000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L7240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,159 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Nifedipine Er362 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium236 claims
- Eliquis193 claims
- Clopidogrel171 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil164 claims
- Carvedilol163 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): 87 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: $1,235.18
44 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 one group practice
- Cardiovascular Specialists OF Willowbrook PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ravinder Agusala, MDHouston, TX 770701548276397
- Faisal Arain, M.D.Houston, TX 770701144227752
- Mukarram Baig, M.D.Houston, TX 770701073518569
- Nidal Buheis, M.D.Houston, TX 770701861409278
- Ismail Dairywala, MDHouston, TX 770701346230976
- Rupin Kadakia, M.D.Houston, TX 770701841295334
- Mohammed Khan, MDHouston, TX 770701932170149
- Tulsidas Kuruvanka, M.D.Houston, TX 770701437312584
Common questions
What is Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972500932, issued on Jul 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13325 Hargrave RD Ste 100, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 469-8007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L7240, 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 Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D. had 3,159 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87 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.