Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · New York, NY
Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1245564079, issued on Sep 26, 2009. Check the license (New York 279068, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasishta Surya Tatapudi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 279068 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 545 1St Ave, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (347) 404-2555
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150604000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasishta Surya Tatapudi 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 279068Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
150 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone32 claims
- Nifedipine Er15 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil11 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): 84.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasishta Surya Tatapudi among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D. is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
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Common questions
What is Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245564079, issued on Sep 26, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 545 1St Ave, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (347) 404-2555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 279068, 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 Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D. had 150 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vasishta Surya Tatapudi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.