Rahul Velaga, MD
Hospitalist Physician · San Antonio, TX
Rahul Velaga, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1366673279, issued on Jul 27, 2009. Check the license (Texas P7721, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rahul Velaga
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- P7721 TX
4301089547 MI
56446 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 358-4000
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Fax
- (210) 358-8002
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180525000476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rahul Velaga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P7721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
385 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir29 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Eliquis21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Carvedilol13 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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: $103.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ceribell, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 one group practice
- Hospital Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rahul Velaga among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Rahul Velaga, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 24% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Rahul Velaga, MD's NPI number?
Rahul Velaga, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366673279, issued on Jul 27, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rahul Velaga, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 358-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rahul Velaga, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P7721, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rahul Velaga, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rahul Velaga, MD had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.