Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Poughkeepsie, NY
Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Poughkeepsie, New York, and NPI 1073586988, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (New York 222735, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sankar N. Varanasi
- Credential
- MD FACC
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
- License number
- 222735 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Columbia St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
- Phone
- (845) 473-1188
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (845) 473-0896
- Medicaid ID
- 02214377 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100527000124); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sankar N. Varanasi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 222735Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024
1,904 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis292 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate238 claims
- Dofetilide125 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium104 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl97 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium88 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,488.48
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 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
- Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Practice PCPoughkeepsie, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sankar N. Varanasi among 214 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in New York
Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC is one of 214 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in New York. 97% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 194 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in New York
There are 214 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in New York.
All 214 in New York → Every provider in Poughkeepsie → Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ethan HochPoughkeepsie, NY 126011104212836
- Sarah Levin, MDPoughkeepsie, NY 126011790951648
- John Respass, M.D.Poughkeepsie, NY 126011104971084
- David Steckman, M.D.Poughkeepsie, NY 126011043466832
- Henry Tan, MDQueensbury, NY 128041194744318
- Steven Giovannone, M.D.Schenectady, NY 123091457558108
- Robert Joy, M.D.Schenectady, NY 123091073527289
- George Vassolas, MDSchenectady, NY 123091679597975
Common questions
What is Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC's NPI number?
Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073586988, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Columbia St, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601. Phone: (845) 473-1188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 222735, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC had 1,904 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sankar N. Varanasi, MD FACC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 of 100. 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.