Ambika Uppu, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Reno, NV
Ambika Uppu, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1821285784, issued on Sep 25, 2007. Check the license (Nevada 13275, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ambika Uppu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 13275 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7111 S. Virginia Suite A7, Reno, NV 89511
- Phone
- (775) 851-5700
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 851-5727
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090914000591); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ambika Uppu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,749 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium480 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium457 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium414 claims
- Losartan Potassium351 claims
- Lisinopril347 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate279 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,717.25
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Custom Physical Therapy Limited PartnershipReno, NV
- Reno Family Physicians Jennifer Hornback MD ET AL LtdReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ambika Uppu among 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada
Ambika Uppu, M.D. is one of 1,243 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 726 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
211 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Reno
They are 211 of the 11,565 NPPES records with a practice address in Reno, and 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Ambika Uppu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ambika Uppu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821285784, issued on Sep 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ambika Uppu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7111 S. Virginia Suite A7, Reno, NV, 89511. Phone: (775) 851-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ambika Uppu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 13275, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ambika Uppu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ambika Uppu, M.D. had 6,749 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.