NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Krishna Naag Velagapudi, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Norfolk, NE

Krishna Naag Velagapudi, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Nebraska, and NPI 1578796207, issued on Aug 28, 2009. Check the license (Nebraska 29228, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578796207
Name
Krishna Naag Velagapudi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
29228 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
110 N 29TH St Ste 301, Norfolk, NE 68701
Phone
(402) 844-8284
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160621001058); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 110 N 29TH St Ste 301

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brooke Lancaster, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1609368463
  2. Prakrity Urja, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1609251461

Verify Krishna Naag Velagapudi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

5,979 Medicare Part D claims for 794 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Krishna Naag Velagapudi5,979
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium792 claims
  2. Furosemide413 claims
  3. Eliquis408 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium398 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride385 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate281 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: $97.58

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc. 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.

  1. Krishna Naag Velagapudi$97.58
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Faith Regional Physician Services LLCWayne, NE
  2. Providence Medical CenterWayne, NE · Critical Access Hospitals

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).

Krishna Naag Velagapudi among 117 cardiovascular disease physician records in Nebraska

Krishna Naag Velagapudi, MD is one of 117 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 68% 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska

There are 117 cardiovascular disease physician records in Nebraska.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maryanne Hartzell, MDNorfolk, NE 687011346208964
  2. Muhammad Imran, M.D.Norfolk, NE 687011922289651
  3. Rajiv Ranjan, M.D.Norfolk, NE 687011679520225
  4. Eric Rome, D.O.Norfolk, NE 687011982883476
  5. Prakrity Urja, MDNorfolk, NE 687011609251461
  6. Douglas Welsh, M.D.Norfolk, NE 687011336196161
  7. Firas Alani, M.D.Columbus, NE 686011700833514
  8. Nadarajah Srikumar, MDColumbus, NE 686011609860238

Common questions

What is Krishna Naag Velagapudi, MD's NPI number?

Krishna Naag Velagapudi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578796207, issued on Aug 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Krishna Naag Velagapudi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 N 29TH St Ste 301, Norfolk, NE, 68701. Phone: (402) 844-8284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Krishna Naag Velagapudi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 29228, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Krishna Naag Velagapudi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Krishna Naag Velagapudi, MD had 5,979 Medicare Part D claims for 794 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.