Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Waterloo, IA
Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1093076671, issued on May 31, 2012. Check the license (Iowa 39962, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 39962 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 146 W Dale St, Waterloo, IA 50703
- Phone
- (319) 235-3838
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 235-5078
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121017000807); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 39962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
737 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide64 claims
- Potassium Chloride46 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate41 claims
- Jardiance35 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate35 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 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
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationWaterloo, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada, MD is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 49% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Waterloo
They are 37 of the 1,512 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterloo, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada, MD's NPI number?
Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093076671, issued on May 31, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 146 W Dale St, Waterloo, IA, 50703. Phone: (319) 235-3838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 39962, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vara Venkata Padma Kamala Kumari Ponnada, MD had 737 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.