Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan, MD

  • Brownsville, TX
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1518988625PAC ID7113829086
Medicare services, 2024
1,387
Medicare patients, 2024
368
Part D claims, 2024
2,706
Publications
3
MIPS score, 2024
100
Practice address
1058 E Los Ebanos Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520
Practice phone
Call (956) 541-4828
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Primary practice

Alexander P. Sudarshan MD PA

Brownsville, Texas

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Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan is an ophthalmologist in Brownsville, Texas

Dr. Sudarshan practices at Alexander P. Sudarshan MD PA in Brownsville, Texas.

Dr. Sudarshan's NPI, 1518988625, was assigned on July 22, 2006. Dr. Sudarshan graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1983. Dr. Sudarshan holds Texas license G5668.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7113829086
NPI enumeration date
July 22, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(956) 541-4828
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

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

Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan practices at Alexander P. Sudarshan MD PA in Brownsville, Texas

Dr. Sudarshan's primary practice is Alexander P. Sudarshan MD PA, at 1058 E Los Ebanos Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520 in Cameron County. The practice phone is (956) 541-4828.

  • Alexander P. Sudarshan MD PA
    1058 E Los Ebanos Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520 · Cameron CountyPhone(956) 541-4828

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Sudarshan's primary practice is Alexander P. Sudarshan MD PA in Brownsville, Texas. Dr. Sudarshan is also affiliated with DHR Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sudarshan to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sudarshan practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Alexander P. Sudarshan MD PAAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan is one of 1,311 ophthalmologists in Texas

Ophthalmology is Dr. Sudarshan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Sudarshan is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Sudarshan's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, TexasPrimaryLicense G5668 · 1983 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Minnesota license1984 to 1995

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Sudarshan treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Sudarshan

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1,311ophthalmologists in Texas
7ophthalmologists in Brownsville

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan billed Medicare for 1,387 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,387 Medicare services from Dr. Sudarshan across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 368 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $99,420 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,387
Medicare patients368
Paid by Medicare$99,420
Procedure codes16

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,2812024: 1,08715%
Surgery
2023: 2712024: 18532%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 942024: 8015%
Imaging
2023: 692024: 2170%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 332024: 1458%

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

  • In an office1,32996%
  • In a facility584%

Dr. Sudarshan compared with the Texas median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Sudarshan
  • Texas median
Medicare services
1,387vs 1,353Close to median
Medicare patients
368vs 49225% below
Part D claims
2,635vs 6134.3 times

Medians across 1,290 ophthalmologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sudarshan'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. Alexander P. Sudarshan treated 368 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sudarshan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 147 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.70, 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. Sudarshan's median patient age at 69, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024368
Average age75
Average risk score1.70
Also on Medicaid40%

Dr. Sudarshan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Sudarshan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women23564%
  • Men13336%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes56%
  4. Chronic kidney disease48%
  5. Arthritis42%
  6. Ischemic heart disease31%
  7. Mood disorders21%
  8. Osteoporosis21%

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

Dr. Sudarshan's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

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

Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan wrote 2,706 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sudarshan wrote 2,706 Medicare Part D claims for 967 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,635 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $148,028 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,209 claims across 18 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,706
Drugs named by CMS21
Total drug cost$148,028
Part D patients967

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

  • Generic1,970 claims73%
  • Brand-name736 claims27%

Dr. Sudarshan'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. Sudarshan's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics8%203 of 2,706 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: 2,2092024: 2,63519%

Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 18 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. Alexander P. Sudarshan scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Sudarshan for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Sudarshan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 87 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Sudarshan, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Sudarshan's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 92.4of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Sudarshan ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
72nd percentile87 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Sudarshan. Dr. Sudarshan's most frequent co-authors are William David Goldie, MD and Ethan Allen Natelson, MD.

Papers3

Dr. Sudarshan's most frequent co-authors

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

Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan received $3,472 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 91 general payments to Dr. Sudarshan from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $2,067.

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

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

$3.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,68877%
  • Travel and lodging$78423%

Companies that paid Dr. Sudarshan 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. Alexander P. Sudarshan has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Sudarshan, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Sudarshan

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • AAO Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan graduated from McGovern Medical School

Dr. Sudarshan graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1983. Dr. Sudarshan is a member of AAO.

  1. Medical schoolMcGovern Medical School
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers

Dr. Sudarshan is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • Humana
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +15 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Sudarshan accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO14
  2. PPO13
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Alexander P. Sudarshan's NPI number?

Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan's NPI number is 1518988625. It was assigned on July 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan?

Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan is an ophthalmologist in Brownsville, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan practice?

Dr. Sudarshan practices at 1058 E Los Ebanos Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520. Dr. Sudarshan's primary practice is Alexander P. Sudarshan MD PA in Brownsville, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sudarshan to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sudarshan is (956) 541-4828.

What is Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan's medical license number?

Dr. Sudarshan holds Texas license G5668, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sudarshan in Texas (1983 to 2026) and Minnesota (1984 to 1995).

Which hospitals is Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan affiliated with?

Dr. Sudarshan is affiliated with DHR Health.

Does Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sudarshan billed Medicare for 1,387 services in 2024, and Dr. Sudarshan accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan's MIPS score?

Dr. Sudarshan's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan see?

CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sudarshan in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan board certified?

Yes. Dr. Sudarshan is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

What services does Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sudarshan's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92012), eye exam or test (92134) and eye exam or test (92014).

Where did Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan go to medical school?

Dr. Sudarshan graduated from McGovern Medical School in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sudarshan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth and Ketorolac Tromethamine.

Has Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,472 in general payments to Dr. Sudarshan from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.

How long has Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan been practicing?

Dr. Sudarshan graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

Does Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Sudarshan.

Who does Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan publish with?

Dr. Sudarshan's most frequent co-authors are William David Goldie, MD (1 shared paper) and Ethan Allen Natelson, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Alexander P. Sudarshan accept?

Dr. Sudarshan is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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