Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Internist
NPI1164678439PAC ID1456538941
Medicare services, 2024
190
Medicare patients, 2024
195
Part D claims, 2017
38
Publications
51
Clinical trials
2
Practice address
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Professional email
Get professional email
Personal email
Get personal email
Mobile number
Get mobile number
Social profiles

Primary practice

Find Dr. Narayanan's professional email, personal email and mobile number

Dmand AI checks each channel through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. See what is on file with a free account, with practice phones, licenses and affiliations.

View contacts for free

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan is an internist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Narayanan practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.

Dr. Narayanan's NPI, 1164678439, was assigned on August 18, 2008. Dr. Narayanan graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC in 2006. Dr. Narayanan's Texas license number on file is P4491.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456538941
NPI enumeration date
August 18, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Professional email
Get email
Personal email
Get email
Mobile number
Get number
Sex
Female
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

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

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas

Dr. Narayanan's primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Narayanan's primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System. The medical group on file is Physicians Referral Service.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

For health IT teams

See the EHR and IT leaders at every hospital where Dr. Narayanan practices

Dmand AI maps EHR vendors, IT decision makers and buying committees across The University of Texas System and 6.2K+ hospitals, with verified contacts in the same login.

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan is one of 8,437 internists in Texas

Internal medicine is Dr. Narayanan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Narayanan is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Narayanan's licenses on file in 13 states: Texas, Florida, Arizona, Tennessee, Washington, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense P4491 · 2012 to 2025 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Florida licenseSince 2021
  • Arizona license2024 to 2027
  • Tennessee license2024 to 2027
  • Washington license2024 to 2027
  • Georgia license2024 to 2026
  • Louisiana license2024 to 2026
  • Mississippi license2024 to 2026
  • Alabama license2024 to 2025
  • Oklahoma license2024 to 2025
  • Indiana license2011 to 2015
  • Michigan licenseLicense 4301091955 · 2008 to 2011
  • Ohio license2009 to 2010

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists adjustment disease, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, itchy rashes, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neuropathy, sleep apnea and vitamin d deficiency among the conditions Dr. Narayanan treats.

Internists near Dr. Narayanan

Counts of internists 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. Santhosshi Narayanan billed Medicare for 190 services in 2024

CMS data shows 190 Medicare services from Dr. Narayanan across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 195 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,514 for them.

Medicare services, 2024190
Medicare patients195
Paid by Medicare$15,514
Procedure codes6

Dr. Narayanan's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1842024: 1903%

Where Dr. Narayanan's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office8645%
  • In a facility10455%

Dr. Narayanan compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Narayanan
  • Texas median
Medicare services
190vs 53965% below
Medicare patients
195vs 190Close to median
Part D claims
38vs 28987% below

Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Narayanan'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.

See all procedures by Dr. Narayanan

Need commercial claims for Dr. Narayanan?

Medicare shows one payer. Book a meeting to get commercial claims data for Dr. Narayanan and other internists in Texas.

Book a meeting

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

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan treated 195 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 195 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Narayanan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 108 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.43, 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. Narayanan's median patient age at 58, with 72% women.

Medicare patients, 2024195
Average age71
Average risk score2.43
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Narayanan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Narayanan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13368%
  • Men6232%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Narayanan's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. Cancer65%
  4. Anxiety54%
  5. Arthritis54%
  6. Mood disorders47%
  7. Diabetes35%
  8. Depression32%

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

Dr. Narayanan's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women72%
  • Men26%

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

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan wrote 38 Medicare Part D claims in 2017

In 2017, Dr. Narayanan wrote 38 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 3 drugs, with $887 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 201738
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$887

Dr. Narayanan's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2016 to 2017

  • 2016
  • 2017
Claims for drugs CMS names
2016: 112017: 38245%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2017, 1 in 2016.

See all prescribing by Dr. Narayanan

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

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Narayanan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Narayanan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Narayanan as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Narayanan's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 70.8of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 68of 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

For MedTech and pharma teams

Find internists like Dr. Narayanan by procedure volume and prescribing

Filter 7.4M+ HCPs by Medicare procedures, Part D drugs and Open Payments history, then reach them with verified contacts in one login.

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan has 51 publications on record

Dmand AI links 51 papers to Dr. Narayanan, published from 2013 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Integrative Oncology, Breast Neoplasms and COVID-19. Dr. Narayanan has published most often in Integr Cancer Ther. Dr. Narayanan's most frequent co-authors are Eduardo D. Bruera, MD, Wenli Liu, MD and Akhila S. Reddy, MD.

Papers51
Years published2013 to 2025

Dr. Narayanan's papers by year, 2013 to 2025

Topics Dr. Narayanan writes about most

  • Integrative Oncology
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • COVID-19
  • Carboplatin
  • Acupuncture Therapy
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Cancer Pain
  • Cancer Survivors

Dr. Narayanan's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Narayanan

See all 51 publications and co-authors

See who Dr. Narayanan researches with

Physician Network Discovery turns co-authorship, shared hospitals and shared groups into a map of who Dr. Narayanan works with, so you can find a warm path to the right internists.

How network discovery works

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

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan has worked on 2 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Narayanan to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include COVID-19 and Pneumonia, Viral. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center sponsors the most, 2.

Conditions in Dr. Narayanan's trials

  • COVID-19
  • Pneumonia, Viral

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Narayanan

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan received $122 in industry payments from 2019 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Narayanan from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $93.

General payments to Dr. Narayanan by program year, 2019 to 2023

Companies that paid Dr. Narayanan the most, 2019 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

See all payments to Dr. Narayanan

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

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC

Dr. Narayanan graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC in 2006. Dr. Narayanan is a member of SHM.

  1. Medical schoolStanley Medical College SMC
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan accepts plans from 4 insurance carriers

Dr. Narayanan is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Narayanan accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO3
  2. Medicare3
  3. POS3
  4. PPO3
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan'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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
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

Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan

Spotted something out of date? Email hello@dmand.ai and we will check the record. Contact details live in the free trial.

What is Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan's NPI number?

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan's NPI number is 1164678439. It was assigned on August 18, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan?

Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan is an internist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan practice?

Dr. Narayanan practices at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Narayanan's primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.

What is Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan's medical license number?

Dr. Narayanan's Texas license number on file is P4491, one of the licenses on file in 13 states.

Which states has Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Narayanan in Texas (2012 to 2025), Florida (since 2021), Arizona (2024 to 2027), Tennessee (2024 to 2027), Washington (2024 to 2027), Georgia (2024 to 2026), Louisiana (2024 to 2026), Mississippi (2024 to 2026), Alabama (2024 to 2025), Oklahoma (2024 to 2025), Indiana (2011 to 2015), Michigan (2008 to 2011) and Ohio (2009 to 2010).

Which hospitals is Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan affiliated with?

Dr. Narayanan practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

What medical group is Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan part of?

Dr. Narayanan is linked to Physicians Referral Service.

Does Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Narayanan billed Medicare for 190 services in 2024, and Dr. Narayanan accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Narayanan as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan's MIPS score?

Dr. Narayanan's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

Show 10 more questionsShow fewer questions

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan see?

CMS counts 195 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Narayanan in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan board certified?

Yes. Dr. Narayanan is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Narayanan's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99221), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan go to medical school?

Dr. Narayanan graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan prescribe most?

In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Narayanan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levofloxacin, Pantoprazole Sodium and Polyethylene Glycol 3350.

Has Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $122 in general payments to Dr. Narayanan from 2 companies from 2019 to 2023. The largest total came from Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan been practicing?

Dr. Narayanan graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

Does Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan do research?

Dmand AI links 51 publications to Dr. Narayanan, published from 2013 to 2025. Dr. Narayanan has worked on 2 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan publish with?

Dr. Narayanan's most frequent co-authors are Eduardo D. Bruera, MD (24 shared papers), Wenli Liu, MD (15 shared papers) and Akhila S. Reddy, MD (5 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Santhosshi Narayanan accept?

Dr. Narayanan is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Selling to internal medicine practices?

See internists in Texas by site of care and group

Find the practices, groups and hospitals they work with, and the right people to contact at each.

  • 30 days free
  • Self-serve
  • No credit card

Cookie settings

Turn each category on or off. Your choice is kept for 12 months and you can change it here at any time.

Necessary

Always on. Sign-in, security, downloads you asked for, your cookie choice, and the page that led to a signup.

View cookies (6)
  • dm_consentDmand AI. Your cookie choices and whether your browser sent a Global Privacy Control signal. 12 months.
  • dm_ft, dm_ltDmand AI. The first and the latest page you arrived on, with the date, so a signup is credited to the page that worked. 90 days, 30 days.
  • dm_fs, dm_lsDmand AI. The first and the latest source of a visit (a search engine, a campaign or the site that linked here). 90 days, 30 days.
  • dm_dl, dm_dl_okDmand AI. After you give an email address for a download, lets you download files without being asked again. 30 days.
  • Session and CSRF cookiesDmand AI (app.dmand.ai). Sign-in and form protection in the application. Session.
  • __cf_bm, cf_clearanceCloudflare. Tells people from automated traffic and keeps the site available. 30 minutes; cf_clearance while a security check is valid.

Analytics

On unless you turn it off. How pages are used, in aggregate, and recordings of how pages are used.

View cookies (6)
  • Google Tag ManagerGoogle. Loads the analytics and marketing tags that are on. Sets no cookie of its own and does not load when both categories are off. n/a.
  • _ga, _ga_<container-id>Google Analytics 4. Visits and page views in aggregate on dmand.ai. 2 years.
  • _clck, _clskMicrosoft Clarity. Recordings and heatmaps of how pages are used, with form fields masked. 1 year, 1 day.
  • CLID, MUID, ANONCHK, MR, SMMicrosoft (clarity.ms). Set by Microsoft when Clarity loads, to recognize a browser across sites that use Clarity. Up to 1 year.
  • None (cookieless)Ahrefs Analytics. Page views in aggregate. n/a.
  • ph_<project>_posthogPostHog. Product usage, errors and performance in app.dmand.ai, used to fix bugs and improve features. 365 days.

Marketing

On unless you turn it off, and always off when your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal. A visitor identification service tells our sales team which companies and people visit.

View cookies (6)
  • _reb2buid, _reb2butkRB2B. Recognizes a returning browser for visitor identification. 360 days, 1 year.
  • _reb2bgeoRB2B. The location used to decide whether a visit can be identified. 20 days.
  • _reb2brefRB2B. The page or site that referred the visit. 15 days.
  • _reb2bfxf, _reb2btd, _reb2bliRB2B. Links the visit to an identified business profile. 1 month.
  • _reb2bresolveRB2B. Holds a match while it is being resolved. 2 days.
  • _reb2sessionID, _reb2bloadedRB2B. The current visit, and a guard against loading the script twice. 30 minutes, 1 second.

Functional

On unless you turn it off. Remembers choices such as a collapsed section.

View cookies (none today)