NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Prashanth Venkatesh

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Prashanth Venkatesh is an adult congenital heart disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1629496781, issued on Apr 4, 2014. Check the license (California A149068, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629496781
Name
Prashanth Venkatesh
Primary taxonomy
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Physician 207RA0002X
License number
A149068 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
127 S San Vicente Blvd # A3600, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 423-1153
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2022
Fax
(310) 423-6795
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220823000585); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 127 S San Vicente Blvd # A3600

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

  1. Michael Bowdish, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1992988422
  2. Janet Wei, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1760641310

Verify Prashanth Venkatesh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult congenital heart disease physician in 2024

41 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 462 among the 117 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Prashanth Venkatesh41
  2. Specialty average462

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): 87.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $273.30

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 60 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,824.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Prashanth Venkatesh$273.30
  2. Specialty average$1,824.16

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

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

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.

Prashanth Venkatesh among 22 adult congenital heart disease physician records in California

Prashanth Venkatesh is one of 22 adult congenital heart disease physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2014, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 21 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Physician providers in California

There are 22 adult congenital heart disease physician records in California.

The 8 adult congenital heart disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rose Tompkins, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481386960565
  2. David Laughrun, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131659353316
  3. Priya Pillutla, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951255453171
  4. Matthew Carazo, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031952535114
  5. Bruke TedlaLoma Linda, CA 923501982102539
  6. Ramesh Bansal, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541508884388
  7. Ahmed Kheiwa, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541285865675
  8. Padmini Varadarajan, M.D.Redlands, CA 923731255379301

Common questions

What is Prashanth Venkatesh's NPI number?

Prashanth Venkatesh's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629496781, issued on Apr 4, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Prashanth Venkatesh located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 127 S San Vicente Blvd # A3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-1153. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Prashanth Venkatesh's license?

NPPES lists California license number A149068, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Prashanth Venkatesh prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Prashanth Venkatesh had 41 Medicare Part D claims; the average among adult congenital heart disease physician prescribers was 462. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Prashanth Venkatesh's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.

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