Dr. Ramesh Saxena, MD

Dr. Saxena practices at DaVita UT Southwestern-Dallas Dialysis in Irving, Texas.

Dr. Saxena's NPI, 1902868912, was assigned on April 5, 2006. Dr. Saxena graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College in 1979. Dr. Saxena holds Texas license K8474.

Dr. Saxena's primary practice is DaVita UT Southwestern-Dallas Dialysis, at 204 E Airport Freeway, Irving, TX 75062 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (972) 438-7375.

Dr. Saxena's primary practice is DaVita UT Southwestern-Dallas Dialysis in Irving, Texas. Dr. Saxena 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. Saxena 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. Saxena practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Saxena's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Saxena is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Saxena's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Ohio and Iowa.

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, aneurysm, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, kidney disease, lupus and UTI among the conditions Dr. Saxena treats.

CMS data shows 344 Medicare services from Dr. Saxena across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 173 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,001 for them.

CMS counts 173 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saxena in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 57 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.34, 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. Saxena's median patient age at 56, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Saxena wrote 597 Medicare Part D claims for 106 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 406 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $97,018 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 499 claims across 18 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 114 papers to Dr. Saxena, published from 2008 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Lupus Nephritis, Kidney and Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic. Dr. Saxena has published most often in Front Immunol. Dr. Saxena's most frequent co-authors are Chaim Putterman, MD, Michelle A. Petri, MD and Nilum Rajora, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 81 general payments to Dr. Saxena from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Mallinckrodt LLC paid the most, $22,347.

Dmand AI lists 7 awards for Dr. Saxena, most recently Excellence in Teaching Award; Nephrology in 2021.

Dr. Saxena graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College in 1979. Dr. Saxena is a member of ASN, International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis and NKF.

Dr. Saxena is in network with 21 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.