Venkata Kovvali, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Lufkin, TX
Venkata Kovvali, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1629054317, issued on Dec 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas J6148, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkata Kovvali
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- J6148 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 632-8787
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 209 Gaslight Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Venkata Kovvali in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J6148Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
4,154 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,147 among the 3,081 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate441 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium412 claims
- Clopidogrel366 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate286 claims
- Losartan Potassium286 claims
- Eliquis216 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $311.79
15 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 2,934 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,139.84 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Baylor St. Luke's Medical GroupLufkin, TX
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.
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Common questions
What is Venkata Kovvali, M.D.'s NPI number?
Venkata Kovvali, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629054317, issued on Dec 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkata Kovvali, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 632-8787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkata Kovvali, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J6148, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Venkata Kovvali, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkata Kovvali, M.D. had 4,154 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Venkata Kovvali, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.