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
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 545-5591
- Medicaid ID
- 64027055 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040508000027); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 80 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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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
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
185 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 3 group practices
- Pineville Community Health Center IncPineville, KY
- Pineville ER ServicesPineville, KY
- Yalinie Medics LLCBarbourville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Velupillai Wignakumar among 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky
Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS is one of 459 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 292 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 surgery physician records list a practice address in Barbourville
They are 3 of the 205 NPPES records with a practice address in Barbourville, and 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jenny Sung, MDManchester, KY 409621346259173
- Gregory Wilkens, M.D.Manchester, KY 409621134214596
- Vincent Almagno, MDMiddlesboro, KY 409651750940953
- Charles Crumley, MDMiddlesboro, KY 409651932147519
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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 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Velupillai Wignakumar, M.D, FRCS's MIPS final 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), 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.