NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Kingwood, TX

Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Kingwood, Texas, and NPI 1174749816, issued on Apr 18, 2007. Check the license (Texas M6223, 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
1174749816
Name
Ramesh Babu Kesavan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
M6223 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
451 Kingwood Medical Dr Ste 100, Kingwood, TX 77339
Phone
(281) 318-2043
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 13, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070924000739); accepts Medicare assignment
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 451 Kingwood Medical Dr Ste 100

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

  1. Amanda Dodson-Mooring, DOInternal Medicine Physician1215431481
  2. Gnananandh Jayaraman, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1346414398
  3. Skantha Manjunath, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1447464458
  4. Sivatej SarvaPulmonary Disease Physician1124285697

Verify Ramesh Babu Kesavan 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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

3,531 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.

  1. Ramesh Kesavan3,531
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta803 claims
  2. Breztri Aerosphere389 claims
  3. Azithromycin291 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa276 claims
  5. Prednisone256 claims
  6. Cefpodoxime Proxetil140 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: $8,137.13

108 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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. Ramesh Kesavan$8,137.13
  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 2 group practices

  1. Houston Intensivists PLLCKingwood, TX
  2. Pulmonary Critical Care And Sleep Specialists PAKingwood, TX

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

Ramesh Babu Kesavan among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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. Gnananandh Jayaraman, MDKingwood, TX 773391346414398
  2. Skantha Manjunath, M.D.Kingwood, TX 773391447464458
  3. Sivatej SarvaKingwood, TX 773391124285697
  4. Zainab Shakir, MDKingwood, TX 773391952975716
  5. Alexander Tiu, MDKingwood, TX 773391164482519
  6. Salman Alim, MDHumble, TX 773381720256274
  7. T Jayaram, MDHumble, TX 773381568494557
  8. Atul Matta, M.D.Humble, TX 773381013398940

Common questions

What is Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD's NPI number?

Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174749816, issued on Apr 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 451 Kingwood Medical Dr Ste 100, Kingwood, TX, 77339. Phone: (281) 318-2043. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M6223, 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 Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD had 3,531 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ramesh Babu Kesavan, MD'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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