Vatsala Bhaskaran, M. D.
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Vatsala Bhaskaran, M. D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1427040401, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Texas G2109, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vatsala Bhaskaran
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G2109 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12727 Featherwood Dr, Houston, TX 77034
- Phone
- (281) 922-7333
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (281) 922-7369
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040517001061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12727 Featherwood Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vatsala Bhaskaran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G2109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,330 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam276 claims
- Bupropion Xl267 claims
- Trazodone Hcl244 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate214 claims
- Clonazepam204 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl163 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: $461.59
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Vatsala Bhaskaran among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Vatsala Bhaskaran, M. D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Miller, M.D.Houston, TX 770341881039931
- Robert Boland, MDHouston, TX 770351770548315
- C. Edward Coffey, M.D.Houston, TX 770351942360813
- Joyce Davidson, MDHouston, TX 770351760562102
- Sean Hurdiss, M.D.Houston, TX 770351992114201
- Tara Lemens, MDHouston, TX 770351831727072
- Michael McClam, M. D.Houston, TX 770351750461505
- Elizabeth Newlin, MDHouston, TX 770351942347349
Common questions
What is Vatsala Bhaskaran, M. D.'s NPI number?
Vatsala Bhaskaran, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427040401, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vatsala Bhaskaran, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12727 Featherwood Dr, Houston, TX, 77034. Phone: (281) 922-7333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vatsala Bhaskaran, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G2109, 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 Vatsala Bhaskaran, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vatsala Bhaskaran, M. D. had 3,330 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.