Venkata Krishna Puppala, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Antonio, TX
Venkata Krishna Puppala, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1619170438, issued on Jun 8, 2007. Check the license (Texas V3413, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkata Krishna Puppala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- V3413 TX
48505 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 644-3278
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Fax
- (210) 702-6130
- Medicaid ID
- 1619170438 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240927001481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Venkata Krishna Puppala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V3413Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $31.48
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Community Medicine AssociatesSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venkata Krishna Puppala among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Venkata Krishna Puppala, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 58% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Prasantha Bathini, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291710977673
- Richard Baum, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291013994987
- Paul Celio, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291023095965
- Mirhassan Farivar-Mohseni, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291225037799
- Scott Harris, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291992704258
- Janet Hays, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291326026436
- Mary Jo Hull, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291356326938
- John Mulrow, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291043297922
Common questions
What is Venkata Krishna Puppala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Venkata Krishna Puppala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619170438, issued on Jun 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkata Krishna Puppala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 644-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkata Krishna Puppala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V3413, 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 Krishna Puppala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkata Krishna Puppala, M.D. had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.