George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Sharpsburg, GA
George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Sharpsburg, Georgia, and NPI 1083619233, issued on Jun 15, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 033219, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Joseph Vellanikaran
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 033219 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20 Francis Way, Sharpsburg, GA 30277
- Phone
- (770) 253-0611
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 502-0521
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080616000387); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20 Francis Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anjali Trambadia, PAPhysician Assistant1578874178
- Sybil Weitzel, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972772697
Verify George Joseph Vellanikaran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 033219Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
619 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis73 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate65 claims
- Entresto52 claims
- Jardiance39 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium31 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $78.70
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 one group practice
- Piedmont Cardiology OF Atlanta, LLCJasper, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George Joseph Vellanikaran among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia
George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.
All 726 in Georgia → Every provider in Sharpsburg → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barry Dix, M.S.Riverdale, GA 302741184686867
- Kenneth Gimbel, MDRiverdale, GA 302741881656502
- Kandathil Mathew, M.D.Riverdale, GA 302741265495444
- Bhat Mohan, MDRiverdale, GA 302741043219256
- Abiodun Olatidoye, M.D.Riverdale, GA 302741659334209
- Minnette Williams, M.D.Riverdale, GA 302741376768259
- Vallikkat Girija, MDStockbridge, GA 302811588655997
- Steven Rosenthal, MDStockbridge, GA 302811952300279
Common questions
What is George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD's NPI number?
George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083619233, issued on Jun 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 Francis Way, Sharpsburg, GA, 30277. Phone: (770) 253-0611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 033219, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD had 619 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George Joseph Vellanikaran, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.