Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS
Rheumatology Physician · Galveston, TX
Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1699966887, issued on Aug 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas P4490, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijaya Laxmi Murthy
- Credential
- MBBS
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- P4490 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-2222
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130808000817); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijaya Laxmi Murthy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P4490Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
758 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate127 claims
- Methotrexate71 claims
- Prednisone64 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen45 claims
- Leflunomide38 claims
- Sulfasalazine Dr35 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): 75 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: $2,111.79
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeLeague City, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijaya Laxmi Murthy among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS's NPI number?
Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699966887, issued on Aug 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P4490, 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 Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS had 758 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vijaya Laxmi Murthy, MBBS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.