Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, D.O.
Gastroenterology Physician · Edinburg, TX
Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, D.O. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1225323397, issued on Jun 16, 2011. Check the license (Texas R2282, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramakrishna Venkata Behara
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- R2282 TX
125:060256 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5520 Leonardo DA Vinci, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 362-3636
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2023
- Fax
- (956) 362-2699
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170426001088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 1,478 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5520 Leonardo DA Vinci
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Subrahmanyam Behara, MDGastroenterology Physician1447278346
- Cassandra Borjas, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467243055
- Carlos Cardenas, MDGastroenterology Physician1023030574
- Henry Herrera, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1386961720
- Cristen Leal, APRN, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982560173
- Rosa Solis, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1336515196
Verify Ramakrishna Venkata Behara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R2282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
344 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf96 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium72 claims
- Famotidine28 claims
- Omeprazole19 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine13 claims
- Budesonide Dr12 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: $625.84
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkFrisco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramakrishna Venkata Behara among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, D.O. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology 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 2011, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
All 1,478 in Texas → Every provider in Edinburg → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Subrahmanyam Behara, MDEdinburg, TX 785391447278346
- Carlos Cardenas, MDEdinburg, TX 785391023030574
- Prateek Harne, MDEdinburg, TX 785391114403433
- Henry Herrera, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391386961720
- Sarahi Herrera Gonzalez, MDEdinburg, TX 785391912492539
- Asif Zamir, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391215979596
- Oscar Alvarez, MDHarlingen, TX 785501376565838
- Wayne Green, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501114906278
Common questions
What is Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, D.O.'s NPI number?
Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225323397, issued on Jun 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5520 Leonardo DA Vinci, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-3636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R2282, 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 Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, D.O. had 344 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.