Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Richmond, VA
Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1831371855, issued on Nov 30, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0101246134, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasu Venkatachalam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 0101246134 VA
18822 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 E Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298
- Phone
- (804) 828-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (804) 828-1472
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091104000618); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasu Venkatachalam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101246134Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,008 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl74 claims
- Bupropion Xl66 claims
- Alprazolam61 claims
- Lorazepam58 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate55 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl53 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): 76.2 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
- Mcv Associated PhysiciansRichmond, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasu Venkatachalam among 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia
Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D. is one of 1,395 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 66% 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 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 567 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Richmond
They are 168 of the 14,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 1,395 psychiatry physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831371855, issued on Nov 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 E Marshall Street, Richmond, VA, 23298. Phone: (804) 828-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101246134, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D. had 1,008 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vasu Venkatachalam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 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.