Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Tempe, AZ
Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Tempe, Arizona, and NPI 1588070239, issued on Jul 2, 2014. Check the license on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 56400 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1255 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281
- Phone
- (480) 962-0071
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 036135042 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191118003129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records → All 70 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1255 W Rio Salado Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Donald Grace, PASurgical Physician Assistant1891190062
- Kelli Patterson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891211538
- Robert Waldrop, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1952531022
Verify Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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: $2,327.80
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Honorhealth AmbulatoryGlendale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy among 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Arizona
Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy, MD is one of 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 56 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Arizona
There are 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Arizona.
All 70 in Arizona → Every provider in Tempe → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew CorbettTempe, AZ 852811841723418
- Jason Datta, MDTempe, AZ 852811700854296
- Alec Sundet, MDTempe, AZ 852811609307792
- Robert Waldrop, M.D.Tempe, AZ 852811952531022
- Lyle Young, MDTempe, AZ 852811194979427
- Terrence Crowder, MDGilbert, AZ 852951770615288
- Edward Song, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852971518947530
- Terry McLean, MDScottsdale, AZ 852601346336716
Common questions
What is Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy, MD's NPI number?
Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588070239, issued on Jul 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1255 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ, 85281. Phone: (480) 962-0071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy, MD's license?
Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Venkatanarayanan Ganapathy, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.