Joseph A. Venditti, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Merrillville, IN
Joseph A. Venditti, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1659466639, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 010-35813, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Venditti
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 010-35813 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8687 Connecticut St, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 769-7800
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 755-0748
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091214000386); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8687 Connecticut St
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Verify Joseph A. Venditti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 010-35813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
340 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cilostazol67 claims
- Xarelto45 claims
- Eliquis36 claims
- Tramadol Hcl30 claims
- Potassium Chloride16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lake-Porter Cardiovascular PCValparaiso, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Indiana
There are 136 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Indiana.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Indiana
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- Anthony Ascioti, MDIndianapolis, IN1386689776
- Elizabeth Ashworth, M.D.Vincennes, IN1396833448
- Thomas Aufiero, M.D.Lafayette, IN1477534402
- Anthony Azakie, MDIndianapolis, IN1801853197
- Andrew Barksdale, MDIndianapolis, IN1538363247
- Daniel Beckman, MDIndianapolis, IN1780797589
- Thomas Birdas, MDIndianapolis, IN1790761484
- Hartmuth Bittner, M.D.Lafayette, IN1104182245
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Venditti, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph A. Venditti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659466639, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Venditti, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8687 Connecticut St, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 769-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Venditti, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 010-35813, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph A. Venditti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Venditti, M.D. had 340 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.