Vats Ambai, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Columbus, GA
Vats Ambai, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1407483209, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (Georgia 105204, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vats Ambai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 105204 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7351 Old Moon RD, Columbus, GA 31909
- Phone
- (706) 653-7000
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251013000112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7351 Old Moon RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hares Akbary, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1023227576
- Carmen Caldwell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1508700105
- Sung Chang, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1285698738
- Emily Gaddy, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1215426846
- Magenia Janney, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1144537630
- Takia Oglesby, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1972720928
Verify Vats Ambai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 105204Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin15 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 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: $4,105.21
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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 one group practice
- The Nexus Pain Center OF Columbus LLCColumbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vats Ambai among 111 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Georgia
Vats Ambai, MD is one of 111 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 87 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Georgia
There are 111 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Georgia.
All 111 in Georgia → Every provider in Columbus → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hares Akbary, MDColumbus, GA 319091023227576
- Sung Chang, M.D.Columbus, GA 319091285698738
- Angela Strother, MDColumbus, GA 319091376906321
- Rutvij ShahColumbus, GA 319041306209903
- Richard Bowe, M.D.Albany, GA 317011619085230
- Lamar Moree, M.D.Albany, GA 317011306853510
- Henry Pridgen, M.D.Albany, GA 317011790893402
- Sunil Persaud, MDValdosta, GA 316021851427140
Common questions
What is Vats Ambai, MD's NPI number?
Vats Ambai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407483209, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vats Ambai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7351 Old Moon RD, Columbus, GA, 31909. Phone: (706) 653-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vats Ambai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 105204, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vats Ambai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vats Ambai, MD had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.