Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Americus, GA
Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Americus, Georgia, and NPI 1356317648, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 63143, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Govindarajan Venkatesh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 63143 GA
MD-26411 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 436 Morris Dr, Americus, GA 31719
- Phone
- (607) 857-2779
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120124000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Govindarajan Venkatesh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 63143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
640 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amiodarone Hcl67 claims
- Carvedilol55 claims
- Eliquis44 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
- Dabigatran Etexilate38 claims
- Xarelto33 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: $259.86
9 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Hilo Benioff Medical CenterHilo, HI · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Kau HospitalHilo, HI · Critical Access Hospitals
- Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services PCKingston, NY
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.
Govindarajan Venkatesh among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia
Govindarajan Venkatesh, 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Americus → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ngoc Nguyen, M.DAmericus, GA 317191427493899
- Jordan Simmons, MDAmericus, GA 317191366963084
- Kashyap Amin, M.DAlbany, GA 317011093977290
- Mark Cohen, M.D.Albany, GA 317011376545053
- Carlos Drago Ludowieg, M.D.Albany, GA 317011265688824
- Robert Glover, M.D., F.A.C.C.Albany, GA 317011760547913
- Jeffrey Hoopes, M.D.Albany, GA 317011679577654
- C Mitchell, M.D.Albany, GA 317011164426151
Common questions
What is Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD's NPI number?
Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356317648, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 436 Morris Dr, Americus, GA, 31719. Phone: (607) 857-2779. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 63143, 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 Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD had 640 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.