George J. Vettiankal, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lufkin, TX
George J. Vettiankal, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1245211879, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (Texas S2190, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George J. Vettiankal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- S2190 TX
37151 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 632-8787
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Fax
- (713) 798-4693
- Medicaid ID
- 64050446 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191107003348); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George J. Vettiankal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S2190Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
8,101 Medicare Part D claims for 866 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate800 claims
- Losartan Potassium602 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium563 claims
- Clopidogrel515 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate440 claims
- Eliquis398 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $706.16
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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
- Baylor St. Luke's Medical GroupThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George J. Vettiankal among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
George J. Vettiankal, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Lufkin
They are 12 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lufkin, and 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vitaly Buza, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041568840411
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- Kuruvilla Cheriparambil, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041619953239
- Steven Feld, MDLufkin, TX 759041699784603
- Kevin Hudson, D.O.Lufkin, TX 759041174509301
- Mohammed Khan, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041265418404
- Ilyas Khan, M.DLufkin, TX 759041598099327
- Venkata Kovvali, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041629054317
Common questions
What is George J. Vettiankal, M.D.'s NPI number?
George J. Vettiankal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245211879, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George J. Vettiankal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 632-8787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George J. Vettiankal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S2190, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George J. Vettiankal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George J. Vettiankal, M.D. had 8,101 Medicare Part D claims for 866 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George J. Vettiankal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.