Dr. Darshan P. Anandu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 286
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 87
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,166
- Clinical trials
- 6
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 1140 Westmont Dr, Houston, TX 77015
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 694-6066
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
G I Specialists of Houston, L L P
Houston, Texas
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Dr. Darshan P. Anandu is a gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Anandu practices at G I Specialists of Houston, L L P in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Anandu's NPI, 1487657680, was assigned on May 23, 2005. Dr. Anandu graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Anandu's Texas license number on file is H7867.
- NPI
- 1487657680NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4183687981
- NPI enumeration date
- May 23, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 694-6066
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu practices at G I Specialists of Houston, L L P in Houston, Texas
Dr. Anandu's primary practice is G I Specialists of Houston, L L P, at 1140 Westmont Dr, Houston, TX 77015 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 694-6066.
- G I Specialists of Houston, L L P1140 Westmont Dr, Houston, TX 77015 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 694-6066
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Anandu's primary practice is G I Specialists of Houston, L L P in Houston, Texas. Dr. Anandu is also affiliated with East Houston Hospital & Clinics. The medical group on file is East Houston Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Anandu to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Darshan P. Anandu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Anandu practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| G I Specialists of Houston, L L P | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Darshan P. Anandu is one of 1,341 gastroenterologists in Texas
Gastroenterology is Dr. Anandu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Anandu is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Anandu has a license on file in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroduodenitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and intestinal diverticulosis among the conditions Dr. Anandu treats.
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Anandu
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu billed Medicare for 286 services in 2024
CMS data shows 286 Medicare services from Dr. Anandu across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 87 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,126 for them.
Dr. Anandu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2492024: 14343%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1952024: 7959%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1122024: 6443%
- Other services
- 2023: 132024: 0100%
Where Dr. Anandu's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office22278%
- In a facility6422%
Dr. Anandu compared with the Texas median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Anandu
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 286vs 50543% below
- Medicare patients
- 87vs 28469% below
- Part D claims
- 1,046vs 4932.1 times
Medians across 1,281 gastroenterologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Anandu'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. Darshan P. Anandu treated 87 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Anandu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 55 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Anandu's median patient age at 66, with 52% women.
Dr. Anandu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Anandu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4855%
- Men3945%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Anandu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes49%
- Arthritis44%
- Chronic kidney disease37%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Anxiety22%
- Heart failure15%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Anandu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu wrote 1,166 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Anandu wrote 1,166 Medicare Part D claims for 500 patients. 64% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,046 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $186,707 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,124 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Anandu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic741 claims64%
- Brand-name425 claims36%
Dr. Anandu'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 Dr. Anandu's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics3%32 of 1,166 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: 1,1242024: 1,0467%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 20 in 2023.
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
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu ranks in the 94th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare
Dr. Anandu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 206 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Anandu, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Anandu ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 94th percentile206 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 80th percentile120 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Darshan P. Anandu has worked on 6 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Anandu to 6 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 3 studies. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Colitis, Ulcerative, Colitis and Crohn Disease. Shire sponsors the most, 3. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Anandu that name 2 trials.
Conditions in Dr. Anandu's trials
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Colitis
- Crohn Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Anandu
- Melvin B. Heyman, MD4 shared trials
- Kevin Burton Merkes, MD4 shared trials
- Nathaniel Scott Winstead, MD4 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Anandu
Efficacy and Safety Study of SHP647 as Induction Therapy in Participants With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis (opens in a new tab)
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Risankizumab in Participants With Crohn's Disease (opens in a new tab)
A Study of Mirikizumab (LY3074828) in Participants With Crohn's Disease (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu received $11,459 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 471 general payments to Dr. Anandu from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,460. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $8,809 in 2019, naming 2 clinical trials.
General payments to Dr. Anandu by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Anandu by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$10,13988%
- Consulting fees$1,32012%
Companies that paid Dr. Anandu the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
Dr. Anandu graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1989.
- Medical school
- Board certified in gastroenterology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Anandu is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Anandu accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO11
- Medicare10
- POS5
- EPO3
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Darshan P. Anandu'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (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. Darshan P. Anandu's NPI number?
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu's NPI number is 1487657680. It was assigned on May 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Darshan P. Anandu?
Dr. Darshan P. Anandu is a gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Darshan P. Anandu practice?
Dr. Anandu practices at 1140 Westmont Dr, Houston, TX 77015. Dr. Anandu's primary practice is G I Specialists of Houston, L L P in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Anandu to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Darshan P. Anandu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Anandu is (713) 694-6066.
What is Dr. Darshan P. Anandu's medical license number?
Dr. Anandu's Texas license number on file is H7867.
Which hospitals is Dr. Darshan P. Anandu affiliated with?
Dr. Anandu is affiliated with East Houston Hospital & Clinics. Dmand AI links Dr. Anandu to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Darshan P. Anandu part of?
Dr. Anandu is linked to East Houston Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Anandu to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Darshan P. Anandu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Anandu billed Medicare for 286 services in 2024, and Dr. Anandu accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Darshan P. Anandu see?
CMS counts 87 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Anandu in 2024, with an average age of 71.
Is Dr. Darshan P. Anandu board certified?
Yes. Dr. Anandu is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Darshan P. Anandu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Anandu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), lab and pathology test (88305) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Darshan P. Anandu go to medical school?
Dr. Anandu graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. Darshan P. Anandu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Anandu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Sutab and Linzess.
Has Dr. Darshan P. Anandu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,459 in general payments to Dr. Anandu from 32 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Darshan P. Anandu been practicing?
Dr. Anandu graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
Does Dr. Darshan P. Anandu do research?
Dr. Anandu has worked on 6 clinical trials.
What insurance does Dr. Darshan P. Anandu accept?
Dr. Anandu is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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