Piruthiviraj Natarajan, MD
NPI 1982287967ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine· Lubbock, TX
Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine (MD) with Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas PLLC, practicing in Lubbock, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $6,684 for 82 claims, against $1,094 paid for services in 2024. Akebia Therapeutics Inc was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,022 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Covenant Medical Center and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1982287967 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 28, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 23, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine Primary | 207RC0200X | W3580 | TX |
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology | 207RN0300X | W3580 | TX |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | W3580 | TX |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | MD2024-0587 | NM |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NM); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 11 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 13 across 5 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,094 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 82 · 172 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 26 |
| Total drug cost | $6,684 |
| Generic share | 78% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas PLLCHumble, TX · 686 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Covenant Medical CenterLubbock, TX
- Plains Regional Medical CenterClovis, NM
- Roosevelt General HospitalPortales, NM
- University Medical CenterLubbock, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,022 · 14 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$1,693 · 5 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | $265.87 | 3 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | $136.36 | 2 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $133.56 | 1 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $123.05 | 1 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $122.79 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,022 · 14 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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