Dr. Dharam Kaushik, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Urologist
NPI1538371422PAC ID6709033939
Medicare services, 2024
166
Medicare patients, 2024
106
Part D claims, 2024
168
Publications
98
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
Practice phone
Call (713) 790-2221
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Primary practice

Houston Methodist Hospital

Hospital · Houston, Texas

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Dr. Dharam Kaushik is a urologist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Kaushik practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.

Dr. Kaushik's NPI, 1538371422, was assigned on May 4, 2007. Dr. Kaushik graduated from Mysore Medical College in 2000. Dr. Kaushik holds Texas license P9377.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6709033939
NPI enumeration date
May 4, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(713) 790-2221
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
2000

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

Dr. Dharam Kaushik practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas

Dr. Kaushik's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital, at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 790-2221.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Dharam Kaushik is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Kaushik's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dr. Kaushik is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kaushik to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Dharam Kaushik's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kaushik practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Houston Methodist HospitalAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Dharam Kaushik is one of 872 urologists in Texas

Urology is Dr. Kaushik's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Kaushik is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kaushik's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Nebraska, California, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, TexasPrimaryLicense P9377 · 2014 to 2027 · taxonomy 208800000X
  • Nebraska licenseLicense TEP
  • California license2013 to 2023
  • Wisconsin license2012 to 2015
  • Minnesota licenseLicense 55674 · 2012 to 2014

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists enlarged prostate, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease, prostate cancer, prostate surgery and urinary endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Kaushik treats.

Urologists near Dr. Kaushik

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

Dr. Dharam Kaushik billed Medicare for 166 services in 2024

CMS data shows 166 Medicare services from Dr. Kaushik across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 106 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,020 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024166
Medicare patients106
Paid by Medicare$18,020
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1792024: 13823%
Surgery
2023: 692024: 2859%

Dr. Kaushik compared with the Texas median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Kaushik
  • Texas median
Medicare services
166vs 1,57089% below
Medicare patients
106vs 40074% below
Part D claims
124vs 91886% below

Medians across 809 urologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kaushik'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. Dharam Kaushik treated 106 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 106 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kaushik in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kaushik's median patient age at 72, with 22% women.

Medicare patients, 2024106
Average age73
Average risk score1.43

Dr. Kaushik's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Kaushik's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2826%
  • Men7874%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Cancer48%
  4. Ischemic heart disease46%
  5. Arthritis45%
  6. Diabetes42%
  7. Chronic kidney disease35%
  8. Heart failure24%

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

Dr. Kaushik's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women22%
  • Men76%

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

Dr. Dharam Kaushik wrote 168 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kaushik wrote 168 Medicare Part D claims for 94 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 124 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,737 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 405 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024168
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$1,737
Part D patients94

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

  • Generic161 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims4%

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

  • Opioids7%12 of 168 claims
  • Antibiotics28%47 of 168 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: 4052024: 12469%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 3 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. Dharam Kaushik offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Dharam Kaushik has 98 publications on record

Dmand AI links 98 papers to Dr. Kaushik, published from 2011 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 12. The most frequent topics are Kidney Neoplasms, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms and Carcinoma, Renal Cell. Dr. Kaushik has published most often in Urol Oncol. Dr. Kaushik's most frequent co-authors are Michael Andre Liss, MD, Deepak Kumar Pruthi, MD and Robert Scott Svatek, MD.

Papers98
Years published2011 to 2025

Dr. Kaushik's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Kaushik writes about most

  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell
  • Cystectomy
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Nephrectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Prostatectomy

Dr. Kaushik's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Kaushik

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

Dr. Dharam Kaushik has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Kaushik to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Prostatic Neoplasms and Prostatic Diseases.

Conditions in Dr. Kaushik's trials

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Prostatic Diseases

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Kaushik

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

Dr. Dharam Kaushik received $428 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Kaushik from 9 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Exelixis Inc. paid the most, $125.

General payments to Dr. Kaushik by program year, 2017 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Kaushik the most, 2017 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. Dharam Kaushik graduated from Mysore Medical College

Dr. Kaushik graduated from Mysore Medical College in 2000.

  1. Medical schoolMysore Medical College
  2. Board certified in urologyAmerican Board of Urology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Dharam Kaushik accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers

Dr. Kaushik is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Kaushik accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. HMO12
  3. Medicare11
  4. POS5
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Dharam Kaushik'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)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)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
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

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What is Dr. Dharam Kaushik's NPI number?

Dr. Dharam Kaushik's NPI number is 1538371422. It was assigned on May 4, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Dharam Kaushik?

Dr. Dharam Kaushik is a urologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Dharam Kaushik practice?

Dr. Kaushik practices at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Kaushik's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kaushik to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 skilled nursing facility.

What is Dr. Dharam Kaushik's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kaushik is (713) 790-2221.

What is Dr. Dharam Kaushik's medical license number?

Dr. Kaushik holds Texas license P9377, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.

Which states has Dr. Dharam Kaushik been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kaushik in Texas (2014 to 2027), Nebraska, California (2013 to 2023), Wisconsin (2012 to 2015) and Minnesota (2012 to 2014).

Which hospitals is Dr. Dharam Kaushik affiliated with?

Dr. Kaushik practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kaushik is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kaushik to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Dharam Kaushik part of?

Dr. Kaushik is linked to Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Kaushik to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Dharam Kaushik accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kaushik billed Medicare for 166 services in 2024, and Dr. Kaushik accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Dharam Kaushik offer telehealth?

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

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Dharam Kaushik see?

CMS counts 106 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kaushik in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Dharam Kaushik board certified?

Yes. Dr. Kaushik is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.

What services does Dr. Dharam Kaushik bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kaushik's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Dharam Kaushik go to medical school?

Dr. Kaushik graduated from Mysore Medical College in 2000.

What drugs does Dr. Dharam Kaushik prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kaushik's most prescribed drugs by claims were Finasteride, Tamsulosin HCl and Ciprofloxacin HCl.

Has Dr. Dharam Kaushik received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $428 in general payments to Dr. Kaushik from 9 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Exelixis Inc.

How long has Dr. Dharam Kaushik been practicing?

Dr. Kaushik graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

Does Dr. Dharam Kaushik do research?

Dmand AI links 98 publications to Dr. Kaushik, published from 2011 to 2025. Dr. Kaushik has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Dharam Kaushik publish with?

Dr. Kaushik's most frequent co-authors are Michael Andre Liss, MD (34 shared papers), Deepak Kumar Pruthi, MD (25 shared papers) and Robert Scott Svatek, MD (22 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Dharam Kaushik accept?

Dr. Kaushik is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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