NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Satheesha S. Kumar, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Satheesha S. Kumar, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1861425605, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas F8543, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861425605
Name
Satheesha S. Kumar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
F8543 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1315 St Joseph Pkwy Ste 1605, Houston, TX 77002
Phone
(713) 652-3025
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 652-9004
Medicaid IDs
115896601 TX
115896602 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100322000435); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1315 St Joseph Pkwy Ste 1605

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

  1. Ethan Podet, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1760428106

Verify Satheesha S. Kumar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,696 Medicare Part D claims for 353 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Satheesha Kumar1,696
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate330 claims
  2. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er156 claims
  3. Eliquis140 claims
  4. Furosemide102 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium76 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: $584.28

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences 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. Satheesha Kumar$584.28
  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 one group practice

  1. Specialty Associates OF West Houston PLLCHouston, TX

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

Satheesha S. Kumar among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Satheesha S. Kumar, 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 2006, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1971 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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. Anwar Ahmad, M.D.Houston, TX 770021598704819
  2. Ethan Podet, M.D.Houston, TX 770021760428106
  3. Leroy SterlingHouston, TX 770021023018165
  4. Abhijeet Basu, MDHouston, TX 770041902853666
  5. Mohamed El-Beheary, M.D., FACCHouston, TX 770041275578544
  6. Sigmund Friedland, M.D.Houston, TX 770041396720223
  7. Robert Hust, MDHouston, TX 770041467451856
  8. Earl Mangin, MDHouston, TX 770041003874371

Common questions

What is Satheesha S. Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Satheesha S. Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861425605, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Satheesha S. Kumar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 St Joseph Pkwy Ste 1605, Houston, TX, 77002. Phone: (713) 652-3025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Satheesha S. Kumar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number F8543, 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 Satheesha S. Kumar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Satheesha S. Kumar, M.D. had 1,696 Medicare Part D claims for 353 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.