NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1396991170, issued on Aug 13, 2008. Check the license (Texas P1263, 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
1396991170
Name
Lakshmy V. Ayyar
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
P1263 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13219 Dotson RD Ste 210, Houston, TX 77070
Phone
(281) 955-0338
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2024
Fax
(281) 469-0741
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140604002151); 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 13219 Dotson RD Ste 210

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

  1. Andrea Branch, APRN-CNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1093539033
  2. Edomias Desta, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1124549266
  3. Orlando Garner Cruz, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1417309105
  4. Harman Kular, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1003173550
  5. Neveda Murugesan, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1902463425
  6. Jesse Onyenekwe, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1134489834

Verify Lakshmy V. Ayyar in five checks

  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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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,690 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Lakshmy Ayyar1,690
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium208 claims
  2. Prednisone201 claims
  3. Trelegy Ellipta193 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa166 claims
  5. Cefdinir75 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate68 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,396.33

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lakshmy Ayyar$1,396.33
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Houston Pulmonary And Sleep Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Lakshmy V. Ayyar among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D is one of 967 pulmonary 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 2008, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Muralikrishna Chelikani, M.D.Houston, TX 770701083814545
  2. Halyna Ivashchuk, M.D.Houston, TX 770701912361585
  3. Harman Kular, M.D.Houston, TX 770701003173550
  4. Neveda Murugesan, MDHouston, TX 770701902463425
  5. Jesse Onyenekwe, M.D.Houston, TX 770701134489834
  6. Paresh Patel, MDHouston, TX 770701508022484
  7. Mimi Phan, M.D.Houston, TX 770701093035610
  8. Dileep Puppala, M.D.Houston, TX 770701215989900

Common questions

What is Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D's NPI number?

Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396991170, issued on Aug 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13219 Dotson RD Ste 210, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 955-0338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P1263, 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 Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D had 1,690 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lakshmy V. Ayyar, M.D's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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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