Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Waterbury, CT
Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Waterbury, Connecticut, and NPI 1649611047, issued on Jul 13, 2013. Check the license on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jahnavi Kakuturu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 31026 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 56 Franklin St, Waterbury, CT 06706
- Phone
- (203) 709-6479
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220512002561); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 56 Franklin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michael Ajemian, MDSurgery Physician1699702357
- Abeera Akram, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1497240238
Verify Jahnavi Kakuturu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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): 94.1 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: $198.93
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Camden-Clark Physician CorporationParkersburg, WV
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationParkersburg, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jahnavi Kakuturu among 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Connecticut
Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD is one of 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1998 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Connecticut.
All 79 in Connecticut → Every provider in Waterbury → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stefan Kachala, M.D.Waterbury, CT 067061538329578
- Malcolm Robinson, MDBridgeport, CT 066061134222615
- Rafael Squitieri, MDBridgeport, CT 066061720068679
- Mohir Hedeshian, MDDanbury, CT 068101871704049
- Richard Kaplon, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101891747390
- Constantine Poulos, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101043742356
- James Lettera, M.D.Fairfield, CT 068251700825593
- Paul Waters, M.D.Greenwich, CT 068301811955958
Common questions
What is Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD's NPI number?
Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649611047, issued on Jul 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 56 Franklin St, Waterbury, CT, 06706. Phone: (203) 709-6479. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD's license?
Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jahnavi Kakuturu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.