Dr. Aarthi Ram, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Neurologist
NPI1851611578PAC ID4688969322
Medicare services, 2024
1,274
Medicare patients, 2024
445
Part D claims, 2024
425
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
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Primary practice

Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD

Childrens Hospital outpatient department · Houston, Texas

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Dr. Aarthi Ram is a neurologist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Ram practices at Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Ram's NPI, 1851611578, was assigned on June 3, 2010. Dr. Ram graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Ram's Texas license number on file is Q8779.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688969322
NPI enumeration date
June 3, 2010
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

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

Dr. Aarthi Ram practices at Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas

Dr. Ram's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD, at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030.

  • Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD
    6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030

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Dr. Aarthi Ram is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ram's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ram is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ram to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Aarthi Ram's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ram practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Aarthi Ram is one of 1,226 neurologists in Texas

Neurology is Dr. Ram's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Ram is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ram's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, TexasPrimaryLicense Q8779 · 2016 to 2025 · taxonomy 2084N0400X
  • Virginia license2014 to 2018

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists carpal tunnel syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, lower back pain, migraine and chronic headache, non-alzheimer's dementia (chronic) and restless legs syndrome among the conditions Dr. Ram treats.

Neurologists near Dr. Ram

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Dr. Aarthi Ram billed Medicare for 1,274 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,274 Medicare services from Dr. Ram across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 445 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $87,227 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,274
Medicare patients445
Paid by Medicare$87,227
Procedure codes13

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5972024: 48918%
Other services
2023: 172024: 4752694%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3262024: 3105%

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

  • In an office1,12588%
  • In a facility14912%

Dr. Ram compared with the Texas median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ram
  • Texas median
Medicare services
1,274vs 4592.8 times
Medicare patients
445vs 23292% above
Part D claims
324vs 48032% below

Medians across 1,116 neurologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ram'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. Aarthi Ram treated 445 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 445 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ram in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 227 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.77, 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. Ram's median patient age at 70, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024445
Average age73
Average risk score1.77
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Ram's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ram's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women21749%
  • Men22851%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Ischemic heart disease52%
  5. Mood disorders44%
  6. Depression42%
  7. Diabetes40%
  8. Chronic kidney disease37%

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

Dr. Ram's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

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

Dr. Aarthi Ram wrote 425 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ram wrote 425 Medicare Part D claims for 70 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 324 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $19,224 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 305 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024425
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$19,224
Part D patients70

Dr. Ram's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic390 claims92%
  • Brand-name and other35 claims8%

Dr. Ram'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3052024: 3246%

Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 13 in 2023.

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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. Aarthi Ram offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Ram accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ram as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Aarthi Ram has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ram in 2015. Dr. Ram's most frequent co-authors are Haitham M. Hussein, MD, MS, Joseph S. Kass, JD, MD and Atul Maheshwari, MD.

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Dr. Ram's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Ram

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

Dr. Aarthi Ram received $15,678 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 703 general payments to Dr. Ram from 66 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $3,646.

General payments to Dr. Ram by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ram by kind, 2016 to 2025

$15.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$13,03783%
  • Consulting fees$2,25014%
  • Travel and lodging$2702%
  • Education$780%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$430%

Companies that paid Dr. Ram the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Aarthi Ram graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Dr. Ram graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2010.

  1. Medical schoolJoe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in neurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  3. Board certified in sleep medicineAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Aarthi Ram accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Ram is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Ram accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS5
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Aarthi Ram'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 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)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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

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What is Dr. Aarthi Ram's NPI number?

Dr. Aarthi Ram's NPI number is 1851611578. It was assigned on June 3, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Aarthi Ram?

Dr. Aarthi Ram is a neurologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Aarthi Ram practice?

Dr. Ram practices at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Ram's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ram to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Aarthi Ram's medical license number?

Dr. Ram's Texas license number on file is Q8779, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Aarthi Ram been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ram in Texas (2016 to 2025) and Virginia (2014 to 2018).

Which hospitals is Dr. Aarthi Ram affiliated with?

Dr. Ram is affiliated with Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Aarthi Ram part of?

Dr. Ram is linked to Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Ram to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Aarthi Ram accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ram billed Medicare for 1,274 services in 2024, and Dr. Ram accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Aarthi Ram offer telehealth?

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

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Aarthi Ram see?

CMS counts 445 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ram in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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Is Dr. Aarthi Ram board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ram is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

What services does Dr. Aarthi Ram bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ram's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99215).

Where did Dr. Aarthi Ram go to medical school?

Dr. Ram graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2010.

What drugs does Dr. Aarthi Ram prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ram's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Donepezil HCl and Clonazepam.

Has Dr. Aarthi Ram received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $15,678 in general payments to Dr. Ram from 66 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.

How long has Dr. Aarthi Ram been practicing?

Dr. Ram graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

Does Dr. Aarthi Ram do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Ram.

Who does Dr. Aarthi Ram publish with?

Dr. Ram's most frequent co-authors are Haitham M. Hussein, MD, MS (1 shared paper), Joseph S. Kass, JD, MD (1 shared paper) and Atul Maheshwari, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Aarthi Ram accept?

Dr. Ram is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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