Dr. Sunil Krishnan, MD

Dr. Krishnan practices at Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Krishnan's NPI, 1316046261, was assigned on September 21, 2006. Dr. Krishnan graduated from Christian Medical College Vellore in 1995. Dr. Krishnan holds Texas license L9295.

Dr. Krishnan's primary practice is Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center, at 6400 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 791-0700.

Dr. Krishnan's primary practice is Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Krishnan is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is UTHealth Houston Neurosciences, Texas Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Krishnan to 2 more hospitals 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. Krishnan practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Radiation oncology is Dr. Krishnan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Krishnan is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Krishnan's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Florida, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists anal cancer radiation among the conditions Dr. Krishnan treats.

CMS data shows 17 Medicare services from Dr. Krishnan across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 25 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,576 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 25 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Krishnan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 14 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.88, 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. Krishnan's median patient age at 73, with 59% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Krishnan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Krishnan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Krishnan as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 380 papers to Dr. Krishnan, published from 2003 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 29. The most frequent topics are Cell Line, Tumor, Gold and Liver Neoplasms. Dr. Krishnan has published most often in Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Dr. Krishnan's most frequent co-authors are Prajnan Das, MD, MPH, Christopher H. Crane, MD and Bruce D. Minsky, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Krishnan to 6 clinical trials, 3 of them phase 1 studies. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Pancreatic Neoplasms and Pancreatic Diseases. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center sponsors the most, 4.

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Krishnan from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2022. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 92% of the total. BTG International, Inc. paid the most, $9,588.

Dr. Krishnan graduated from Christian Medical College Vellore in 1995. Dr. Krishnan is a member of ASCO.

Dr. Krishnan is in network with 20 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.