Sarath Gangavarapu, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, TN
Sarath Gangavarapu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1194755124, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000016350, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarath Gangavarapu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD0000016350 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 N James Campbell Blvd, Columbia, TN 38401
- Phone
- (931) 777-6180
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101004000812); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarath Gangavarapu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000016350Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,852 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl161 claims
- Olanzapine106 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl73 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate72 claims
- Risperidone72 claims
- Sertraline Hcl68 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
- Erlanger Behavioral Health, LLCChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarath Gangavarapu among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee
Sarath Gangavarapu, MD is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.
All 731 in Tennessee → Every provider in Columbia → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ralph Barr, MDColumbia, TN 384011033225073
- Christian Maurer, MDColumbia, TN 384011689069569
- Rodney Poling, MDColumbia, TN 384011538153556
- Lottie Walker, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011841362159
- Glenn Yank, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011265504575
- James Graves, M.D.Lawrenceburg, TN 384641184752487
- Gail Kase, M.D.Mountain Home, TN 384691790756724
- Rodrick Gregory, MD PCPulaski, TN 384781629156914
Common questions
What is Sarath Gangavarapu, MD's NPI number?
Sarath Gangavarapu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194755124, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarath Gangavarapu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 N James Campbell Blvd, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 777-6180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarath Gangavarapu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000016350, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarath Gangavarapu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarath Gangavarapu, MD had 1,852 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.