Govardhana Rao Yannam, MD
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Govardhana Rao Yannam, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1023208949, issued on Jul 26, 2007. Check the license (Texas Q9558, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Govardhana Rao Yannam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- Q9558 TX
6026 GA
5541 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2060 Space Park Dr Ste 100, Houston, TX 77058
- Phone
- (281) 333-1703
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 373627401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170106000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Govardhana Rao Yannam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q9558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
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: $51.25
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Atlantic Shore Surgical Associates, PCBrick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Govardhana Rao Yannam among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Govardhana Rao Yannam, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Govardhana Rao Yannam, MD's NPI number?
Govardhana Rao Yannam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023208949, issued on Jul 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Govardhana Rao Yannam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2060 Space Park Dr Ste 100, Houston, TX, 77058. Phone: (281) 333-1703. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Govardhana Rao Yannam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q9558, 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 Govardhana Rao Yannam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Govardhana Rao Yannam, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.