Latha Velusamy, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Dallas, TX
Latha Velusamy, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1710986013, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (Texas M6438, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Latha Velusamy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- M6438 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3571 W Wheatland RD, Dallas, TX 75237
- Phone
- (972) 274-5555
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 274-5663
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080514000478); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3571 W Wheatland RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Latha Velusamy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M6438Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,086 Medicare Part D claims for 350 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga242 claims
- Carvedilol229 claims
- Furosemide181 claims
- Losartan Potassium179 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl174 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate172 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: $549.38
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Dallas Renal Group, P.A.Dallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Latha Velusamy among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Latha Velusamy, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Irfan Agha, M.D.Dallas, TX 752371912982489
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- Muhammad Chaudhry, MDDallas, TX 752371912191545
- Ammar Haque, M.D.Dallas, TX 752371487859823
- Ajay Kallam, MDDallas, TX 752371306003124
- Apurva Lapsiwala, MDDallas, TX 752371841200391
- Parin Makadia, MDDallas, TX 752371649475351
- Suresh Margassery, MDDallas, TX 752371962431890
Common questions
What is Latha Velusamy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Latha Velusamy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710986013, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Latha Velusamy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3571 W Wheatland RD, Dallas, TX, 75237. Phone: (972) 274-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Latha Velusamy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M6438, 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 Latha Velusamy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Latha Velusamy, M.D. had 2,086 Medicare Part D claims for 350 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.