Vaishnav Krishnan, MDPHD
Neurology Physician · Houston, TX
Vaishnav Krishnan, MDPHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1265752075, issued on Jun 3, 2010. Check the license (Texas R1979, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vaishnav Krishnan
- Credential
- MDPHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- R1979 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7200 Cambridge St FL 9, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-0980
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170607001073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7200 Cambridge St FL 9
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vaishnav Krishnan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R1979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam169 claims
- Lamotrigine102 claims
- Clobazam100 claims
- Clonazepam85 claims
- Lacosamide85 claims
- Zonisamide45 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: $45.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vaishnav Krishnan among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Vaishnav Krishnan, MDPHD is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 59% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Vaishnav Krishnan, MDPHD's NPI number?
Vaishnav Krishnan, MDPHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265752075, issued on Jun 3, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vaishnav Krishnan, MDPHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St FL 9, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-0980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vaishnav Krishnan, MDPHD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R1979, 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 Vaishnav Krishnan, MDPHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vaishnav Krishnan, MDPHD had 1,137 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.