Vishaal Sakthivelnathan
Anesthesiology Physician · Galveston, TX
Vishaal Sakthivelnathan is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1972343457, issued on May 30, 2024. Check the license (Texas 1972343457, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vishaal Sakthivelnathan
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 1972343457 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 712 Texas Avegalveston TX 77555, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-1369
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2024
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vishaal Sakthivelnathan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 1972343457Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $175.33
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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.
Vishaal Sakthivelnathan among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas
Vishaal Sakthivelnathan is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than over 99% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · over 99% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 71% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
165 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 165 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.
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- Agnes Calderon, MDGalveston, TX 775551477613594
- David Epperson, MDGalveston, TX 775551780682542
- Stacey Gibbons, MDGalveston, TX 775551124082250
- Ranganathan Govindaraj, MDGalveston, TX 775551871653683
- Cynthia Heyne, MDGalveston, TX 775551912083791
- Dmitry Portnoy, MDGalveston, TX 775551639239437
Common questions
What is Vishaal Sakthivelnathan's NPI number?
Vishaal Sakthivelnathan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972343457, issued on May 30, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vishaal Sakthivelnathan located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 712 Texas Avegalveston TX 77555, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-1369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vishaal Sakthivelnathan's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1972343457, 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 Vishaal Sakthivelnathan prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vishaal Sakthivelnathan had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.