Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Hazard, KY
Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Hazard, Kentucky, and NPI 1487695250, issued on Jun 10, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 31225, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nageswara R. Podapati
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 31225 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Medical Center Dr, Hazard, KY 41701
- Phone
- (606) 439-4878
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 64312259 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040609000190); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Valerie Adams, APRNNurse Practitioner1184020570
- Lori Akers, APRNNurse Practitioner1417224643
- Rafiqul Alam, MDSpecialist1891766101
- Emelita Ayos, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1154367050
- Samuel Bailey, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1114180080
- Lori Bradley, APRNNurse Practitioner1447537105
Verify Nageswara R. Podapati in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 31225Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,374 Medicare Part D claims for 426 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate290 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er205 claims
- Clopidogrel145 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium131 claims
- Furosemide119 claims
- Lisinopril112 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $571.81
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Appalachian Vascular Institute PLLCHazard, KY
- Jackson Hospital CorporationJackson, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nageswara R. Podapati among 135 interventional cardiology physician records in Kentucky
Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D. is one of 135 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 95% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 115 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 135 interventional cardiology physician records in Kentucky.
All 135 in Kentucky → Every provider in Hazard → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Srinivas Nadadur, MDHazard, KY 417011316321276
- Akanksha ThakkarHazard, KY 417011174907752
- Josef Toussaint, MDHazard, KY 417011750567251
- Sandesh Patil, MDWhitesburg, KY 418581902866619
- Maen Assali, MDPikeville, KY 415011891215596
- Sanjay Bose, MDPaducah, KY 420031225038698
- Michael Faulkner, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031336342427
- James Ford, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031285665182
Common questions
What is Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487695250, issued on Jun 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Medical Center Dr, Hazard, KY, 41701. Phone: (606) 439-4878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 31225, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D. had 2,374 Medicare Part D claims for 426 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nageswara R. Podapati, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.