NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Suraj Govind Kamat, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Alice, TX

Suraj Govind Kamat, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Alice, Texas, and NPI 1457324089, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas G31227, 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
1457324089
Name
Suraj Govind Kamat
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G31227 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1008 Medical Center Blvd, Alice, TX 78332
Phone
(361) 668-4278
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100902000879); 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 1008 Medical Center Blvd

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

  1. Annie Diaz, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1245726546
  2. Maricela Guerra-Franco, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427499292
  3. Lacey King, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1013781335
  4. Usman Qureshi, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1851365381
  5. Jessica Ramirez, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1942153572

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  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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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

4,418 Medicare Part D claims for 688 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Suraj Kamat4,418
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel581 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate349 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate256 claims
  4. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er243 claims
  5. Eliquis226 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium219 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $6,938.55

107 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. 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. Suraj Kamat$6,938.55
  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. Usman Qureshi, MD, PAAlice, TX

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

Suraj Govind Kamat among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Suraj Govind Kamat, MD 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
  • Graduated1980 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 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. Usman Qureshi, MDAlice, TX 783321851365381
  2. Thomas Alexander, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041033191838
  3. Milton Beato, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041770577439
  4. Lawrence Brenner, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041225010317
  5. Kasi Chekuri, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041093797193
  6. Rafael Coutin, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041679574230
  7. Paul Heath, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041497737597
  8. Carlos Martinez-Quinonez, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041568463941

Common questions

What is Suraj Govind Kamat, MD's NPI number?

Suraj Govind Kamat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457324089, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Suraj Govind Kamat, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1008 Medical Center Blvd, Alice, TX, 78332. Phone: (361) 668-4278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Suraj Govind Kamat, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G31227, 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 Suraj Govind Kamat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Suraj Govind Kamat, MD had 4,418 Medicare Part D claims for 688 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Suraj Govind Kamat, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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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