Vivek Kushwaha, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Houston, TX
Vivek Kushwaha, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1982681730, issued on Dec 22, 2005. Check the license (Texas K3290, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivek Kushwaha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- K3290 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18885 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77094
- Phone
- (281) 829-2000
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2025
- Fax
- (888) 355-5052
- Medicaid ID
- 103606301 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100511000465); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 18885 Katy Fwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wasyl Fedoriw, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1063669471
- Caitlin Gillespie, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114313160
- Aharon Gladstein, M.D.Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1124324058
- Matthew Hays, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1871157107
- Avery Moore, PASurgical Physician Assistant1174480123
- James Nuttall, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1528412731
Verify Vivek Kushwaha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K3290Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
1,354 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 455 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam304 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen161 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine151 claims
- Tramadol Hcl131 claims
- Gabapentin127 claims
- Methylprednisolone97 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): 70.1 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: $2,596.95
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Providence Medical Technology, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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 2 group practices
- Orthopaedic Associates LLPHouston, TX
- Select Physical Therapy Texas Limited PartnershipSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas
There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas
- Adewale Adeniran, M.D.Ft Worth, TX1306070479
- Samuel Adu-Lartey, DOKaty, TX1801096987
- Junyoung Ahn, MDDenton, TX1184076010
- Pouya Alijanipour, MDLeague City, TX1386032589
- Powell Auer, M.D.Dallas, TX1073735338
- Charles Banta II, MDDallas, TX1205848512
- Kaku Barkoh, M.D.Kingwood, TX1043503238
- Kyle Barner, DOPlano, TX1437779394
- Rubin Bashir, MDHouston, TX1568653798
- R Bauer, M.DGarland, TX1841250735
Common questions
What is Vivek Kushwaha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vivek Kushwaha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982681730, issued on Dec 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivek Kushwaha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18885 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (281) 829-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivek Kushwaha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K3290, 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 Vivek Kushwaha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivek Kushwaha, M.D. had 1,354 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vivek Kushwaha, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.1 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.