Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Austin, TX
Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1427187350, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas N6906, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thiru Venkat Lakshman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License numbers
- N6906 TX
MD425598 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13915 N. Mopac Expwy, Austin, TX 78728
- Phone
- (512) 418-1979
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 628-0455
- Medicaid ID
- 219790701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110218000916); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest colon & rectal surgery physician records → All 209 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 13915 N. Mopac Expwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Miller, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1639438070
Verify Thiru Venkat Lakshman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N6906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole50 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate42 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 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: $94,442.31
96 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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 PAAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thiru Venkat Lakshman among 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas
Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD is one of 209 colon & rectal surgery 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 174 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.
All 209 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Miller, M.D.Austin, TX 787281639438070
- Megan Turley, M.DAustin, TX 787281639598402
- Matthew Crapko, MDAustin, TX 787351922273903
- Claire SokasAustin, TX 787121851753222
- Ricardo Solis, MDAustin, TX 787451891802732
- Robert Cline, MDAustin, TX 787561689645194
- David Fleeger, MDAustin, TX 787561073597688
- April Fox, MDAustin, TX 787561134323926
Common questions
What is Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD's NPI number?
Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427187350, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13915 N. Mopac Expwy, Austin, TX, 78728. Phone: (512) 418-1979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N6906, 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 Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thiru Venkat Lakshman, 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.