Vasudha Nekkanti, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Albany, NY
Vasudha Nekkanti, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1811414816, issued on Aug 29, 2017. Check the license (New York 305043, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasudha Nekkanti
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 305043 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 47 New Scotland Avenue, Dept. OF Psychiatry, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 262-5511
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220302000070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasudha Nekkanti 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 305043Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,381 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl139 claims
- Aripiprazole86 claims
- Clonazepam86 claims
- Trazodone Hcl81 claims
- Gabapentin68 claims
- Lamotrigine66 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasudha Nekkanti among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Vasudha Nekkanti, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 65% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 103 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Vasudha Nekkanti, MD's NPI number?
Vasudha Nekkanti, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811414816, issued on Aug 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasudha Nekkanti, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47 New Scotland Avenue, Dept. OF Psychiatry, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasudha Nekkanti, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 305043, 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 Vasudha Nekkanti, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasudha Nekkanti, MD had 1,381 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vasudha Nekkanti, MD'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.