Vasantha Battu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Albany, NY
Vasantha Battu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1316938988, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (New York 193168, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasantha Battu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 193168 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Lark Dr, Albany, NY 12207
- Phone
- (518) 465-4771
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 242-4784
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111114000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasantha Battu 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 193168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,230 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis235 claims
- Furosemide235 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium116 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium85 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate80 claims
- Gabapentin65 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
- Rensselaer County Bureau OF FinanceTroy, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasantha Battu among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Vasantha Battu, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
158 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 158 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Vasantha Battu, MD's NPI number?
Vasantha Battu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316938988, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasantha Battu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Lark Dr, Albany, NY, 12207. Phone: (518) 465-4771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasantha Battu, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 193168, 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 Vasantha Battu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasantha Battu, MD had 2,230 Medicare Part D claims for 93 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.