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Dr. Vasant Garg, MD
NPI1952696692PAC ID3577852631
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,700
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 4,655
- Publications
- 8
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 790-2221
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Vasant Garg is a diagnostic radiologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Garg practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.
Dr. Garg's NPI, 1952696692, was assigned on June 10, 2011. Dr. Garg graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2011. Dr. Garg holds Texas license Q7552.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1952696692NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3577852631
- NPI enumeration date
- June 10, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 790-2221
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Vasant Garg practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Garg's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital, at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 790-2221.
- Houston Methodist Hospital6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 790-2221
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Vasant Garg is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Garg's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dr. Garg is also affiliated with Houston Methodist West Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Radiology Associated (HRA). Dmand AI also links Dr. Garg to 3 more hospitals and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston Radiology Associated (HRA)3 hospitalsNames with a free account1 skilled nursing facilityName with a free account
See all 7 affiliations for Dr. GargSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vasant Garg's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Garg practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Vasant Garg is one of 2,616 diagnostic radiologists in Texas
Diagnostic radiology is Dr. Garg's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0202X. Dr. Garg is board certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Garg's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Ohio and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Diagnostic radiology, TexasPrimary
- Ohio license
- Illinois license
Diagnostic radiologists near Dr. Garg
Counts of diagnostic radiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
2,616diagnostic radiologists in Texas595diagnostic radiologists in Houston25diagnostic radiologists at Houston Methodist Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Vasant Garg billed Medicare for 5,700 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,700 Medicare services from Dr. Garg across 45 procedure codes in 2024, for 4,655 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $219,329 for them.
Medicare services, 20245,700
Medicare patients4,655
Paid by Medicare$219,329
Procedure codes45
Dr. Garg's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Imaging
- 2023: 5,8952024: 5,5765%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 103
- Surgery
- 2023: 242024: 2113%
- Other services
- 2023: 162024: 0100%
Where Dr. Garg's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office761%
- In a facility5,62499%
Dr. Garg compared with the Texas median for diagnostic radiologists, 2024
- Dr. Garg
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 5,700vs 1,8743.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 4,655vs 1,2843.6 times
Medians across 2,414 diagnostic radiologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Garg'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
Dr. Vasant Garg treated 4,655 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 4,655 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garg in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 1,820 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, 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. Garg's median patient age at 62, with 61% women.
Medicare patients, 20244,655
Average age76
Average risk score2.07
Also on Medicaid9%
Dr. Garg's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Garg's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2,71258%
- Men1,94342%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Garg's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis67%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
- Diabetes42%
- Chronic kidney disease40%
- Anxiety38%
- Mood disorders38%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Garg'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
- Women61%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vasant Garg scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Garg for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Garg accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Garg's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 79of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Vasant Garg has 8 publications on record
Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Garg, published from 2015 to 2017. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron-Emission Tomography. Dr. Garg has published most often in Clin Imaging. Dr. Garg's most frequent co-author is Sasan Partovi, MD.
Papers8
Years published2015 to 2017
Dr. Garg's papers by year, 2015 to 2017
Topics Dr. Garg writes about most
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Necrosis
- Radiation Injuries
- Radiography
Dr. Garg's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Garg
Br J Radiol
Anemia, Sickle CellMagnetic Resonance ImagingMusculoskeletal Diseases
Academic Medical CentersEmergency Service, HospitalExtremities
Diagnosis, DifferentialEpendymomaFluorodeoxyglucose F18
AngiographyArteriovenous MalformationsBone Diseases
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Vasant Garg received $158 in industry payments from 2017 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Garg from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $82.
General payments to Dr. Garg by program year, 2017 to 2023
Companies that paid Dr. Garg the most, 2017 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Vasant Garg graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan
Dr. Garg graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in diagnostic radiology
- Board certified in neuroradiology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Vasant Garg accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Garg is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Garg accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- HMO8
- Medicare5
- EPO3
- POS3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Vasant Garg's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Vasant Garg's NPI number?
Dr. Vasant Garg's NPI number is 1952696692. It was assigned on June 10, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Vasant Garg?
Dr. Vasant Garg is a diagnostic radiologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Diagnostic Radiology Physician (taxonomy code 2085R0202X).
Where does Dr. Vasant Garg practice?
Dr. Garg practices at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Garg's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dmand AI also links Dr. Garg to 3 hospitals and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. Vasant Garg's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Garg is (713) 790-2221.
What is Dr. Vasant Garg's medical license number?
Dr. Garg holds Texas license Q7552, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Vasant Garg been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Garg in Texas (2016 to 2026), Ohio (2012 to 2016) and Illinois (2011 to 2012).
Which hospitals is Dr. Vasant Garg affiliated with?
Dr. Garg practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Garg is also affiliated with Houston Methodist West Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Garg to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Vasant Garg part of?
Dr. Garg is linked to Houston Radiology Associated (HRA).
Does Dr. Vasant Garg accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Garg billed Medicare for 5,700 services in 2024, and Dr. Garg accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Vasant Garg's MIPS score?
Dr. Garg's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vasant Garg see?
CMS counts 4,655 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Garg in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Vasant Garg board certified?
Yes. Dr. Garg is board certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology.
What services does Dr. Vasant Garg bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Garg's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (70450), diagnostic imaging (70496) and diagnostic imaging (70551).
Where did Dr. Vasant Garg go to medical school?
Dr. Garg graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2011.
Has Dr. Vasant Garg received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $158 in general payments to Dr. Garg from 2 companies from 2017 to 2023. The largest total came from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Vasant Garg been practicing?
Dr. Garg graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Vasant Garg do research?
Dmand AI links 8 publications to Dr. Garg, published from 2015 to 2017.
Who does Dr. Vasant Garg publish with?
Dr. Garg's most frequent co-authors are Sasan Partovi, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Vasant Garg accept?
Dr. Garg is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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