Suren Visvanathan

  • Shreveport, LA
  • Internist
NPI1720508716PAC ID3577982750
Medicare services, 2024
447
Medicare patients, 2024
129
Part D claims, 2024
168
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130
Practice phone
Call (318) 675-5058
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Primary practice

Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center

Hospital · Shreveport, Louisiana

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Suren Visvanathan is an internist in Shreveport, Louisiana

Suren Visvanathan practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Suren Visvanathan's NPI, 1720508716, was assigned on June 21, 2017. Suren Visvanathan graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2015. Suren Visvanathan holds Louisiana license 324388.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3577982750
NPI enumeration date
June 21, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(318) 675-5058
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2015

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Suren Visvanathan practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana

Suren Visvanathan's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center, at 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 675-5058.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Suren Visvanathan is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Suren Visvanathan's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Suren Visvanathan is also affiliated with Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center. The medical group on file is LSU Health Shreveport.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Suren Visvanathan's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Suren Visvanathan practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Suren Visvanathan is one of 1,571 internists in Louisiana

Internal medicine is Suren Visvanathan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Suren Visvanathan is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 324388 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists kidney stones, non-surgical back problems, parkinson's disease, sepsis, tobacco use, traumatic coma and urinary tract infection among the conditions Suren Visvanathan treats.

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Suren Visvanathan billed Medicare for 447 services in 2024

CMS data shows 447 Medicare services from Suren Visvanathan across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 129 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,240 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024447
Medicare patients129
Paid by Medicare$38,240
Procedure codes4

Suren Visvanathan's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3562024: 44726%

Suren Visvanathan compared with the Louisiana median for internists, 2024

  • Suren Visvanathan
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
447vs 4216% above
Medicare patients
129vs 16019% below
Part D claims
13vs 40897% below

Medians across 1,561 internists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Suren Visvanathan's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Suren Visvanathan treated 129 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68

CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Suren Visvanathan in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 45 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 55% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.75, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Suren Visvanathan's median patient age at 62, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024129
Average age68
Average risk score2.75
Also on Medicaid55%

Suren Visvanathan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Suren Visvanathan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5744%
  • Men7256%

Chronic conditions among Suren Visvanathan's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol70%
  3. Diabetes50%
  4. Arthritis44%
  5. COPD43%
  6. Heart failure43%
  7. Anxiety41%
  8. Ischemic heart disease40%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Suren Visvanathan's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men52%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Suren Visvanathan wrote 168 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Suren Visvanathan wrote 168 Medicare Part D claims for 43 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $40 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024168
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$40
Part D patients43

Suren Visvanathan's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic147 claims88%
  • Brand-name21 claims13%

Suren Visvanathan's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Suren Visvanathan's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics10%16 of 168 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 312024: 1358%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Suren Visvanathan takes part in Medicare

Suren Visvanathan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Suren Visvanathan has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Suren Visvanathan in 2023. Suren Visvanathan's most frequent co-author is Moe Thuzar.

Papers1

Suren Visvanathan's most frequent co-authors

  • Moe Thuzar1 shared paper

Recent publications by Suren Visvanathan

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Suren Visvanathan received $307 in industry payments from 2018 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Suren Visvanathan from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $221.

General payments to Suren Visvanathan by program year, 2018 to 2024

Companies that paid Suren Visvanathan the most, 2018 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Suren Visvanathan graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal

Suren Visvanathan graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolKasturba Medical College Manipal

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Suren Visvanathan accepts plans from 4 insurance carriers

Suren Visvanathan is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Suren Visvanathan accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare3
  2. POS3
  3. HMO2
  4. EPO1
  5. PPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Suren Visvanathan's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Suren Visvanathan's NPI number?

Suren Visvanathan's NPI number is 1720508716. It was assigned on June 21, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Suren Visvanathan specialize in?

Suren Visvanathan is an internist in Shreveport, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Suren Visvanathan practice?

Suren Visvanathan practices at 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130. Suren Visvanathan's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

What is Suren Visvanathan's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Suren Visvanathan is (318) 675-5058.

What is Suren Visvanathan's medical license number?

Suren Visvanathan holds Louisiana license 324388.

Which hospitals is Suren Visvanathan affiliated with?

Suren Visvanathan practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. Suren Visvanathan is also affiliated with Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center.

What medical group is Suren Visvanathan part of?

Suren Visvanathan is linked to LSU Health Shreveport.

Does Suren Visvanathan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Suren Visvanathan billed Medicare for 447 services in 2024, and Suren Visvanathan accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Suren Visvanathan see?

CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Suren Visvanathan in 2024, with an average age of 68.

What services does Suren Visvanathan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Suren Visvanathan's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99239) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

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Where did Suren Visvanathan go to medical school?

Suren Visvanathan graduated from Kasturba Medical College Manipal in 2015.

What drugs does Suren Visvanathan prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Suren Visvanathan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Chlorthalidone.

Has Suren Visvanathan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $307 in general payments to Suren Visvanathan from 4 companies from 2018 to 2024. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Suren Visvanathan been practicing?

Suren Visvanathan graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Suren Visvanathan do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Suren Visvanathan.

Who does Suren Visvanathan publish with?

Suren Visvanathan's most frequent co-authors are Moe Thuzar (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Suren Visvanathan accept?

Suren Visvanathan is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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