NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA

Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1508124918, issued on Apr 24, 2012. Check the license (California A169139, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1508124918
Name
Vamsidhar Chavakula
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
A169139 CA
271481 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3750 Convoy St Ste 301, San Diego, CA 92111
Phone
(619) 297-4481
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2012
Record last updated
Jun 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200922003317); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 2012
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 3750 Convoy St Ste 301

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

  1. Stevie Carmody, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285062976
  2. Isabella Daniels, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891517157
  3. Arielle Ferber, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BCNurse Practitioner1336919919
  4. Usman Khan, MD, PHDNeurological Surgery Physician1568819431
  5. Sohaib Kureshi, M.DNeurological Surgery Physician1699888917
  6. Suzanne Malherbe, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1598383671

Verify Vamsidhar Chavakula in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Vamsidhar Chavakula15
  2. Specialty average172

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: $8,666.09

96 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vamsidhar Chavakula$8,666
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
  2. Neurosurgical Medical Clinic IncSan Diego, CA
  3. ON Call Specialists Medical Group OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA

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

Vamsidhar Chavakula among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Usman Khan, MD, PHDSan Diego, CA 921111568819431
  2. Sohaib Kureshi, M.DSan Diego, CA 921111699888917
  3. Richard Ostrup, M.DSan Diego, CA 921111780797019
  4. Akal Sethi, MDSan Diego, CA 921111154775203
  5. Lokesh Tantuwaya, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111124066097
  6. Marcus Zachariah, M.D., PH.D.San Diego, CA 921111477817187
  7. Gabrielle Morris, M.D.San Diego, CA 921041912937459
  8. Thomas Beaumont, M.D., PH.D.San Diego, CA 921031497067573

Common questions

What is Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD's NPI number?

Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508124918, issued on Apr 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3750 Convoy St Ste 301, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (619) 297-4481. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A169139, 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 Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vamsidhar Chavakula, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.