NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manu Pillai, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Manu Pillai, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1972766467, issued on Jul 6, 2008. Check the license (Texas L9851, 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
1972766467
Name
Manu Pillai
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
L9851 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11920 Astoria Blvd Ste 340, Houston, TX 77089
Phone
(281) 506-8720
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 416-4442
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090728000274); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2002
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 11920 Astoria Blvd Ste 340

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

  1. Arvin Bansal, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1417278821
  2. Marlos Fernandes, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1023362233
  3. Rajan Kadakia, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1548295264

Verify Manu Pillai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

7,004 Medicare Part D claims for 745 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Manu Pillai7,004
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate739 claims
  2. Eliquis475 claims
  3. Clopidogrel447 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium424 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate422 claims
  6. Furosemide384 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: $797.19

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals 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.

  1. Manu Pillai$797.19
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Hbh Secva Cardiology Associates PLLCHouston, TX
  2. Rajan Kadakia, M.D. P.A.Houston, TX

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

Manu Pillai among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Manu Pillai, 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 2008, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Haytham Al-Azzeh, MDHouston, TX 770891437170438
  2. Palur Balakrishnan, MDHouston, TX 770891679508485
  3. Avinash Bapat, M.D.Houston, TX 770891427098235
  4. Marlos Fernandes, MDHouston, TX 770891023362233
  5. Rajeev Grover, M.D.Houston, TX 770891952363830
  6. Vu Hoang, M.D.Houston, TX 770891689968885
  7. Rajan Kadakia, M.D.Houston, TX 770891548295264
  8. Chau Nguyen, MDHouston, TX 770891639149453

Common questions

What is Manu Pillai, M.D.'s NPI number?

Manu Pillai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972766467, issued on Jul 6, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manu Pillai, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11920 Astoria Blvd Ste 340, Houston, TX, 77089. Phone: (281) 506-8720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manu Pillai, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L9851, 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 Manu Pillai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Manu Pillai, M.D. had 7,004 Medicare Part D claims for 745 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Manu Pillai, 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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