What is Lakshmi Kannan's specialty?

Lakshmi Kannan (NPI 1508954454) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Medical Oncology in Dallas, TX.

Where does Lakshmi Kannan practice?

Lakshmi Kannan practices in Dallas, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508954454.

How much does Medicare pay Lakshmi Kannan?

Lakshmi Kannan (NPI 1508954454) received approximately $682K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 431 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508954454

Lakshmi KannanMD

PRACTICEONCOLOGY PHARMACY SERVICES, INCSee all providers at this practice →

Medical OncologyDallas, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,216

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

15,890

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$154K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 393 Medical Oncology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 4,999).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,425

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Anastrozole555 claims

Apixaban201 claims

Tamoxifen Citrate200 claims

Rivaroxaban160 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen145 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.1

Quality

67.5

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.43%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$22K

Payment records

113

By payment type

Consulting Fee$11K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$6K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Long term medical supply or device loan$382

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$11K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$6K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Long term medical supply or device loan$382

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lakshmi Kannan's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 21 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METHODIST HOSPITALS OF DALLAS	126	761
Timothy Ponder Diagnostic Radiology · Desoto, TX	56	315
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	36	139
Arve Gillette Radiation Oncology · Dallas, TX	35	3,358
Michelle Moate Diagnostic Radiology · Desoto, TX	26	104
David Leifer Diagnostic Radiology · Desoto, TX	22	53
James Richardson Cardiology · Mansfield, TX	20	71
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	19	82
HINES, BENJAMIN	18	49
Shehetaj Abdurrahim Internal Medicine · Desoto, TX	18	183
Aseem Bhandari Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GA	16	135
USHER, KENNETH	16	46

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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