Dr. Amit Khera, MD, MS

Dr. Khera practices at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Khera's NPI, 1255394987, was assigned on April 12, 2006. Dr. Khera graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Khera's Texas license number on file is L6465.

Dr. Khera's primary practice is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, at 2001 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75390 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (214) 645-0624.

Dr. Khera's primary practice is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Khera is also affiliated with William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Khera to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Khera practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Khera's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Khera is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Khera has a license on file in Texas.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, circulation problems, coronary artery disease and heart blockage among the conditions Dr. Khera treats.

CMS data shows 748 Medicare services from Dr. Khera across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 582 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,350 for them.

CMS counts 582 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Khera in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 279 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Khera's median patient age at 63, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Khera wrote 1,353 Medicare Part D claims for 252 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,191 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $369,357 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,161 claims across 21 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Khera for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Khera accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Khera as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 310 papers to Dr. Khera, published from 2005 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 37. The most frequent topics are Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases and Atherosclerosis. Dr. Khera has published most often in Circulation. Dr. Khera's most frequent co-authors are Sekar Kathiresan, MD, James Andrew De Lemos, MD and Pradeep Natarajan, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Khera to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Hypercholesterolemia and Hyperlipidemias.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Khera from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Kaneka Pharma America LLC paid the most, $171.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Khera, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2011.

Dr. Khera graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Khera is a member of ACC and AHA.

Dr. Khera is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.