Varun Vendra
Otolaryngology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Varun Vendra is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1316324825, issued on May 4, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD470369, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Varun Vendra
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- MD470369 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-5280
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241108001091); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Varun Vendra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD470369Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
- Pentoxifylline12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupAnaheim, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Varun Vendra among 531 otolaryngology physician records in Pennsylvania
Varun Vendra is one of 531 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2015, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 355 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 531 otolaryngology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Varun Vendra's NPI number?
Varun Vendra's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316324825, issued on May 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Varun Vendra located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-5280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Varun Vendra's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD470369, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Varun Vendra prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Varun Vendra had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Varun Vendra's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.