Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS
Surgery Physician · Barbourville, KY
Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS is a surgery physician with a practice address in Barbourville, Kentucky, and NPI 1265495063, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky KY34425, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Velupillai Wignakumar
- Credential
- M.D, FRCS
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- KY34425 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 80 Hospital Dr, Barbourville, KY 40906
- Phone
- (606) 545-5539
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 80 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Bercu, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1710926456
- Sarah Brown, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1932821816
- Vickie Carnes, OT/LOccupational Therapist1649822651
- Samantha Corey, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1699215145
- John Feltner, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1467004424
- Joseph Gaines, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1831074848
Verify Velupillai Wignakumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license KY34425Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
185 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin19 claims
- Methylprednisolone16 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 80.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.42
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc.. The 19,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,758.86 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.
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Pineville Community Health Center IncPineville, KY
- Pineville ER ServicesPineville, KY
- Yalinie Medics LLCBarbourville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
3 surgery physician records list a Barbourville practice address
They are 3 of the 205 NPPES records with a Barbourville practice address, and 500 surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 3 in Barbourville → All 500 in Kentucky → Every provider in Barbourville →
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- Ravi Alapati, MDOwensboro, KY1992949838
- Loay AljaberiAshland, KY1518512680
- Bruce Allen, M.D.London, KY1639210743
- Jeffrey Allen, MDLouisville, KY1174502728
- Charles Allran, M.D.Cynthiana, KY1619062130
- Vincent Almagno, MDMiddlesboro, KY1750940953
Common questions
What is Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS's NPI number?
Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265495063, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 Hospital Dr, Barbourville, KY, 40906. Phone: (606) 545-5539. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number KY34425, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS had 185 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.