Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Waco, TX
Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1487699864, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas U1747, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- U1747 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 202-7204
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Medicaid IDs
- 02570501 NY
176975001 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230215000508); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U1747Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
845 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel260 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate55 claims
- Cilostazol42 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate40 claims
- Carvedilol37 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: $3,046.98
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Scott And White ClinicWaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga among 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas
Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga, MD is one of 724 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 97% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.
All 724 in Texas → Every provider in Waco → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Andrew Day, M.D.Waco, TX 767121891791695
- Adam Falcone, M.D.Waco, TX 767121558534958
- Nilesh Goswami, M.D.Waco, TX 767121467534701
- Avaneesh Jakkoju, M.DWaco, TX 767121174962872
- Abdul Keylani, MD FACCWaco, TX 767121386692689
Common questions
What is Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga, MD's NPI number?
Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487699864, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 202-7204. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U1747, 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 Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkata Subrahmanya Sastry Prayaga, MD had 845 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.