NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandheep Venkataraman, MD

Nephrology Physician · Puyallup, WA

Sandheep Venkataraman, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Puyallup, Washington, and NPI 1447602206, issued on Jul 5, 2016. Check the license (Washington MD61157862, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447602206
Name
Sandheep Venkataraman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
MD61157862 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 5TH St SE Ste 200, Puyallup, WA 98372
Phone
(253) 697-8200
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 21, 2024
Fax
(253) 697-8220
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211007001818); 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 1700 5TH St SE Ste 200

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

  1. Ankush Asija, MDNephrology Physician1952742298
  2. Navi Johal, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1760017610
  3. Jason Ng, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1841750908
  4. Ngoc TranNurse Practitioner1346792934

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,482 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Sandheep Venkataraman1,482
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate163 claims
  2. Carvedilol92 claims
  3. Furosemide88 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium85 claims
  5. Hydralazine Hcl76 claims
  6. Sevelamer Carbonate55 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sandheep Venkataraman among 284 nephrology physician records in Washington

Sandheep Venkataraman, MD is one of 284 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 213 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Washington

There are 284 nephrology physician records in Washington.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ankush Asija, MDPuyallup, WA 983721952742298
  2. Mohammed Baccora, MDPuyallup, WA 983721366567471
  3. Saritha Boyapati, MDPuyallup, WA 983721841421500
  4. Sancar Eke, M.D.Puyallup, WA 983721205094489
  5. Zhuowei Wang, MDPuyallup, WA 983711942240056
  6. Myra Carreon, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051679767677
  7. David Dempster, MDTacoma, WA 984051861438558
  8. Zheng Ge, M.D.,Tacoma, WA 984051487671293

Common questions

What is Sandheep Venkataraman, MD's NPI number?

Sandheep Venkataraman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447602206, issued on Jul 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandheep Venkataraman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 5TH St SE Ste 200, Puyallup, WA, 98372. Phone: (253) 697-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandheep Venkataraman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD61157862, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sandheep Venkataraman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandheep Venkataraman, MD had 1,482 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.