Vasantha Samala, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Oak Lawn, IL
Vasantha Samala, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and NPI 1053430033, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036112098, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasantha Samala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- 036112098 IL
25622 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9555 S 52ND Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
- Phone
- (708) 634-0950
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080904000534); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasantha Samala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036112098Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
653 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 66% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta112 claims
- Prednisone60 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa54 claims
- Ventolin Hfa33 claims
- Anoro Ellipta32 claims
- Breo Ellipta30 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $465.97
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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 2 group practices
- Cep America Illinois IntensivistsElgin, IL
- Suburban Pulmonary And Sleep Associates LtdHinsdale, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasantha Samala among 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois
Vasantha Samala, M.D. is one of 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records list a practice address in Oak Lawn
They are 33 of the 2,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Oak Lawn, and 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.
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- Zulfiqar Mohammad, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531902834633
- Vijayakumar Nair, MD, FACSOak Lawn, IL 604531891752234
- Karen O'Mara, D.O.Oak Lawn, IL 604531235112269
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Common questions
What is Vasantha Samala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vasantha Samala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053430033, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasantha Samala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9555 S 52ND Ave, Oak Lawn, IL, 60453. Phone: (708) 634-0950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasantha Samala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036112098, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vasantha Samala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasantha Samala, M.D. had 653 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.