Lavanya Viswanathan, M.D., M.S.
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Lavanya Viswanathan, M.D., M.S. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1982996708, issued on May 12, 2011. Check the license (Texas U8152, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lavanya Viswanathan
- Credential
- M.D., M.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- U8152 TX
A156541 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240620001458); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lavanya Viswanathan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U8152Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $20,139.06
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lavanya Viswanathan, M.D., M.S.'s NPI number?
Lavanya Viswanathan, M.D., M.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982996708, issued on May 12, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lavanya Viswanathan, M.D., M.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lavanya Viswanathan, M.D., M.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U8152, 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.
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.