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Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara, DO
NPI1225323397PAC ID7517259484
- Medicare services, 2024
- 327
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 182
- Part D claims, 2024
- 344
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 4401 Coit Road Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75035
- Practice phone
- Call (214) 619-0120
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Centennial
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Frisco, Texas
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Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara is a gastroenterologist in Frisco, Texas
Dr. Behara practices at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Centennial in Frisco, Texas.
Dr. Behara's NPI, 1225323397, was assigned on June 16, 2011. Dr. Behara graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011. Dr. Behara holds Texas license R2282.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1225323397NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7517259484
- NPI enumeration date
- June 16, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (214) 619-0120
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- 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. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara practices at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Centennial in Frisco, Texas
Dr. Behara's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Centennial, at 4401 Coit Road Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75035. The practice phone is (214) 619-0120.
- Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Centennial4401 Coit Road Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75035Phone(214) 619-0120
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Behara's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Centennial in Frisco, Texas. Dr. Behara is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial. The medical group on file is HealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN). Dmand AI also links Dr. Behara to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at CentennialPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Behara practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Centennial | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara is one of 1,341 gastroenterologists in Texas
Gastroenterology is Dr. Behara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Behara is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Behara's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, TexasPrimary
- Internal medicine, Illinois
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, colonoscopy, gastrointestinal bleeding, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Behara treats.
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Behara
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara billed Medicare for 327 services in 2024
CMS data shows 327 Medicare services from Dr. Behara across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 182 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $33,044 for them.
Medicare services, 2024327
Medicare patients182
Paid by Medicare$33,044
Procedure codes7
Dr. Behara's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 1392024: 16821%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1592024: 159No change
- Other services
- 2023: 112024: 0100%
Where Dr. Behara's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office15949%
- In a facility16851%
Dr. Behara compared with the Texas median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Behara
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 327vs 50535% below
- Medicare patients
- 182vs 28436% below
- Part D claims
- 240vs 49351% below
Medians across 1,281 gastroenterologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Behara'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. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara treated 182 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 182 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Behara in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Behara's median patient age at 53, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024182
Average age74
Average risk score1.42
Dr. Behara's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Behara's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10155%
- Men8145%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Behara's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis47%
- Ischemic heart disease41%
- Diabetes30%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Mood disorders26%
- Depression25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Behara's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 53
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara wrote 344 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Behara wrote 344 Medicare Part D claims for 172 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 240 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,263 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 249 claims across 9 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024344
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$8,263
Part D patients172
Dr. Behara's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic275 claims80%
- Brand-name69 claims20%
Dr. Behara'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. Behara's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics4%15 of 344 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: 2492024: 2404%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 9 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. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara ranks in the 67th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Behara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Behara as offering telehealth. CMS counts 62 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Behara, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Behara ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 67th percentile62 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 61st percentile45 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. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Behara. Dr. Behara's most frequent co-authors are Ali Keshavarzian, MD and Nancy S. Reau, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Behara's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Behara
Curr Opin Gastroenterol
Antiviral AgentsCoinfectionDrug Resistance, Viral
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Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara received $2,320 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 119 general payments to Dr. Behara from 25 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $841.
General payments to Dr. Behara by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Behara by kind, 2017 to 2025
$2.3Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,22096%
- Gifts$1004%
Companies that paid Dr. Behara the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Behara graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in gastroenterology
- Board certified in 2011 - 2017
- Board certified in 2017 - 2026
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers
Dr. Behara is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +12 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Behara accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO11
- Medicare8
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara'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) |
| 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) |
| 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. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara's NPI number?
Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara's NPI number is 1225323397. It was assigned on June 16, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara?
Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara is a gastroenterologist in Frisco, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara practice?
Dr. Behara practices at 4401 Coit Road Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75035. Dr. Behara's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Centennial in Frisco, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Behara to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Behara is (214) 619-0120.
What is Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara's medical license number?
Dr. Behara holds Texas license R2282, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Behara in Texas and Illinois.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara affiliated with?
Dr. Behara is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial. Dmand AI links Dr. Behara to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara part of?
Dr. Behara is linked to HealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN).
Does Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Behara billed Medicare for 327 services in 2024, and Dr. Behara accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Behara as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara see?
CMS counts 182 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Behara in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara board certified?
Yes. Dr. Behara is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Behara's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: digestive system (43239) and surgery: digestive system (45385).
Where did Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara go to medical school?
Dr. Behara graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Behara's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf, Pantoprazole Sodium and Famotidine.
Has Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,320 in general payments to Dr. Behara from 25 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara been practicing?
Dr. Behara graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Behara.
Who does Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara publish with?
Dr. Behara's most frequent co-authors are Ali Keshavarzian, MD (1 shared paper) and Nancy S. Reau, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Ramakrishna Venkata Behara accept?
Dr. Behara is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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