Ramesh Sai Veeragandham, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Danville, CA
Ramesh Sai Veeragandham, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Danville, California, and NPI 1710972427, issued on Sep 19, 2005. Check the license (California A51477, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramesh Sai Veeragandham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A51477 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1320 EL Capitan Dr, Danville, CA 94526
- Phone
- (925) 676-2600
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 689-3102
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080118000449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1320 EL Capitan Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jatinder Dhillon, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1669581732
- Michael Gottlieb, M.D.Surgery Physician1609858075
- Andreas Kamlot, MDSurgery Physician1720019748
- Bela Kenessey, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326111964
Verify Ramesh Sai Veeragandham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A51477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
490 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate65 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium39 claims
- Furosemide35 claims
- Mupirocin35 claims
- Potassium Chloride35 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl30 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): 90.3 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: $2,355.03
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 2 group practices
- East Bay Cardiovascular And Thoracic Associates IncDanville, CA
- Hawaii Permanente Medical Group IncHonolulu, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ramesh Sai Veeragandham, MD's NPI number?
Ramesh Sai Veeragandham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710972427, issued on Sep 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramesh Sai Veeragandham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1320 EL Capitan Dr, Danville, CA, 94526. Phone: (925) 676-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramesh Sai Veeragandham, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A51477, 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 Ramesh Sai Veeragandham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramesh Sai Veeragandham, MD had 490 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ramesh Sai Veeragandham, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 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.