Suresh Ratnam, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · McAllen, TX
Suresh Ratnam, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1649217639, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas K0165, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suresh Ratnam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- K0165 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1901 S 2ND St, McAllen, TX 78503
- Phone
- (956) 687-5150
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 687-9546
- Medicaid IDs
- 000L7773 NM
136454912 TX
134716304 TX
134716305 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060822000461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1901 S 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Billie Marek, MDMedical Oncology Physician1346282209
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- Rogelio Salinas, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1942243837
Verify Suresh Ratnam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K0165Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
1,004 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole202 claims
- Revlimid82 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium44 claims
- Dexamethasone35 claims
- Potassium Chloride31 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $490,034.01
344 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- Texas Oncology PAMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Suresh Ratnam among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas
Suresh Ratnam, MD is one of 547 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Guillermo Lazo-Diaz, MDMcAllen, TX 785031760421101
- Joseph Litam, MDMcAllen, TX 785031528067469
- Billie Marek, MDMcAllen, TX 785031346282209
- Diane Duyen Nguyen, DOMcAllen, TX 785031023233756
- Alvaro Restrepo, MDMcAllen, TX 785031992748586
- Nirupama Shekar, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031689624405
- Balesh Sharma, MDBrownsville, TX 785211578505483
- Terence Herman, MDHarlingen, TX 785501124097498
Common questions
What is Suresh Ratnam, MD's NPI number?
Suresh Ratnam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649217639, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suresh Ratnam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 S 2ND St, McAllen, TX, 78503. Phone: (956) 687-5150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suresh Ratnam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K0165, 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 Suresh Ratnam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suresh Ratnam, MD had 1,004 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Suresh Ratnam, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 of 100. 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.
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.