Individual provider Active NPI

Vandana Shrikanth, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Houston, TX
National Provider Identifier
1174771679
Registry record updated Nov 18, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X
License
P6842 Issued in TX
Practice address
1415 California St
Houston, TX 77006-2602
Phone
(832) 548-5000
Fax
(713) 559-3255
NPI assigned
Sep 9, 2008
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Nov 18, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X P6842 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

1415 California St
Houston, TX 77006-2602

Mailing address

PO Box 66308
Houston, TX 77266-6308
Phone (832) 548-5000

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
P6842OtherTXTEXAS MEDICAL LICENSE

Other names 1

  • Vandana Karanala Former name

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TX
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20151026002020 TX Practitioner - Internal Medicine 3072824887 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Education
Other, 1998
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Legacy Community Health Services, IncGroup PAC ID 7911969092, 153 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1415 California St
Houston, TX 77006-2602
Phone (832) 548-5100

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
P6842TXMDInternal Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Legacy Community Health Services, Inc CurrentSince Sep 2, 2015 Accepting new patients
Legacy Community Health Services, Inc CurrentSince Sep 2, 2015 Accepting new patients

Locations

1415 California St
Houston, TX 77006
Phone (713) 665-8800

5420 Dashwood Dr
Ste 100
Houston, TX 77081
Phone (713) 486-2900

5420 Dashwood Dr
Ste 102
Houston, TX 77081
Phone (713) 486-2990

6441 High Star Dr
Houston, TX 77074
Phone (832) 548-5300

Organizations & group practices 2

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "SHRIKANTH",
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        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2008-09-09",
        "last_updated": "2025-11-18",
        "certification_date": "2025-11-18",
        "status": "A"
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        }
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}

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