Venkata S. Tammana, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Cookeville, TN
Venkata S. Tammana, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1689833048, issued on Jun 2, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 50915, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkata S. Tammana
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 50915 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 438 N Whitney Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 783-2616
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 783-2610
- Medicaid IDs
- Q006861 TN
7100412570 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170912000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 384 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 438 N Whitney Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maan Anbari, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1952303166
- Phillip Bertram, MDGastroenterology Physician1487648507
- Joyce Bremer, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1346234028
- James Ezi-Ashi, MDGastroenterology Physician1063473569
- Deborah Hensley, A.P.N.Nurse Practitioner1891777017
- Maggie Hensley, NPNurse Practitioner1114781853
Verify Venkata S. Tammana in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 50915Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,353 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium476 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte145 claims
- Gavilyte-G106 claims
- Omeprazole77 claims
- Sucralfate71 claims
- Linzess43 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $647.09
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Augusta Medical GroupFishersville, VA
- Wmc Physician Practices LLCWeirton, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venkata S. Tammana among 384 gastroenterology physician records in Tennessee
Venkata S. Tammana, M.D. is one of 384 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 255 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 384 gastroenterology physician records in Tennessee.
All 384 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cookeville → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maan Anbari, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011952303166
- Phillip Bertram, MDCookeville, TN 385011487648507
- Joyce Bremer, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011346234028
- James Ezi-Ashi, MDCookeville, TN 385011063473569
- Lorrie Henson, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011780662189
- Nicole Pisapia, D.OCookeville, TN 385011952743411
- Brenton Rogers, D.O.Cookeville, TN 385011982036778
- Ferdinand Balatico, M.D.Pulaski, TN 384781851301535
Common questions
What is Venkata S. Tammana, M.D.'s NPI number?
Venkata S. Tammana, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689833048, issued on Jun 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkata S. Tammana, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 438 N Whitney Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-2616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkata S. Tammana, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 50915, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Venkata S. Tammana, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkata S. Tammana, M.D. had 1,353 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Venkata S. Tammana, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.