Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Sterling, IL
Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Sterling, Illinois, and NPI 1548247448, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 35090971 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E Miller RD, Sterling, IL 61081
- Phone
- (815) 625-4790
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120706000500); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,687 Medicare Part D claims for 573 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 549 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone569 claims
- Methotrexate474 claims
- Tramadol Hcl276 claims
- Celecoxib259 claims
- Meloxicam254 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate239 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $143.81
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Cgh Medical CenterSterling, IL · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju among 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois
Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD is one of 340 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.
All 340 in Illinois → Every provider in Sterling → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
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- Yixuan Zhou, MDRockford, IL 611071821654823
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Common questions
What is Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD's NPI number?
Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548247448, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Miller RD, Sterling, IL, 61081. Phone: (815) 625-4790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD's license?
Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD had 3,687 Medicare Part D claims for 573 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.