Jacob T Kuruvila , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Houston, TX
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 770304009
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Jacob Kuruvila is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on December 3, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 220 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 36556 โ Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older): 51 service units.
- 49083 โ Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance: 50 service units.
- 76937 โ Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access: 49 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Houston, TX (2024, 660 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 47 to 244.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 211. Middle half: 76 to 593.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 140 in 2020 to 220 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 770304009
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Houston, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Physicians Referral Service. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
159 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $14,925 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $11,717 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $31.31 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $31.31 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Ethicon Inc.: $31.31 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2009
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Jacob Kuruvila has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Jacob Kuruvila as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Houston, TX (2024, 660 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 47 to 244.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 211. Middle half: 76 to 593.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Houston, TX (2024, 660 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,877. Middle half: $3,535 to $19,386.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,434. Middle half: $6,111 to $35,691.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Houston, TX (2024, 660 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,071. Middle half: $2,588 to $14,610.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,400 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,276. Middle half: $4,395 to $26,238.
1,802 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Houston, TX (11,008 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
17.8% of these 1,802 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
53.1% of these 1,802 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 57% from 140 in 2020 to 220 in 2024.
- 2020: 140
- 2021: 142
- 2022: 229
- 2023: 223
- 2024: 220
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 38% from $10,787 in 2020 to $14,925 in 2024.
- 2020: $10,787
- 2021: $9,997
- 2022: $15,795
- 2023: $18,151
- 2024: $14,925
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 40% from $8,365 in 2020 to $11,717 in 2024.
- 2020: $8,365
- 2021: $7,962
- 2022: $12,558
- 2023: $13,926
- 2024: $11,717
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $161.06 in 2022 to $31.31 in 2025.
- 2022: $161.06
- 2025: $31.31
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $31.31.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VISTASEAL | General | $15.84 |
| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STRATAFIX | General | $15.47 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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36556
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)
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51 | 48 | $1948.00 | $72.21 |
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49083
Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance
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50 | 43 | $978.70 | $89.49 |
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76937
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access
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49 | 46 | $155.86 | $11.81 |
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36590
Removal of central venous tube with port or pump
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27 | 27 | $1775.52 | $163.26 |
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62270
Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test
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24 | 24 | $529.00 | $56.12 |
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76705
Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen
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19 | 19 | $254.89 | $22.87 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AM0700X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20101019001454
TX
6305039637
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Physicians Referral Service
2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 770304009
Phone: 7135925433
Secondary Practice Locations
1515 Holcombe Blve
Houston, TX 770304009
Phone: 7137926161
6400 Fannin St, Ut Medical School Suite 2800
Houston, TX 770301521
Phone: 7135006134
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Psychologist - Clinical
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Internal Medicine - Hematology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Master of Science in Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, ACNPCAG
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: TX PA06597)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 770304009 (Tel: 7137926161)
Registered at P O BOX 4439, HOUSTON, TX 772104439 (Tel: 7137922991)
Recorded as JACOB KURUVILA, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: TX PA06597)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6400 FANNIN ST, UT MEDICAL SCHOOL SUITE 2800, HOUSTON, TX 770301521 (Tel: 7135006134)
Registered at 6400 FANNIN ST, UT MEDICAL SCHOOL, SUITE 2800, HOUSTON, TX 770301521 (Tel: 7135006134)
Recorded as JACOB KURUVILA, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: TX PA06597)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Houston
- Alicia Ross, PA
- Maria Gomez, PA-C
- Leah Theriot, PA-C
- Jiani Yu
- Andrea Negrete Anderson, PA
- Michael Nelson, PA-C
Mailing Address
P O Box 4439
Houston, TX 772104439
Phone: 7137922991