Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1437312584, issued on Jul 9, 2008. Check the license (Texas N0191, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- N0191 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13325 Hargrave, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (281) 469-8007
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 469-8042
- Medicaid ID
- 321630101 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090310000395); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N0191Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,862 Medicare Part D claims for 374 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.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium236 claims
- Clopidogrel235 claims
- Carvedilol228 claims
- Eliquis169 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium159 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate151 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): 87 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,146.91
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific 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.
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
- Cardiovascular Specialists OF Willowbrook PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, 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 2008, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ravinder Agusala, MDHouston, TX 770701548276397
- Faisal Arain, M.D.Houston, TX 770701144227752
- Mukarram Baig, M.D.Houston, TX 770701073518569
- Nidal Buheis, M.D.Houston, TX 770701861409278
- Ismail Dairywala, MDHouston, TX 770701346230976
- Rupin Kadakia, M.D.Houston, TX 770701841295334
- Mohammed Khan, MDHouston, TX 770701932170149
- Anton Nielsen, M.D.Houston, TX 770701457315632
Common questions
What is Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437312584, issued on Jul 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13325 Hargrave, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 469-8007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N0191, 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 Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, M.D. had 2,862 Medicare Part D claims for 374 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tulsidas S. Kuruvanka, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87 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.
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.