Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1629331988, issued on Jun 21, 2012. Check the license (California A140162, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkatesh Janakiraman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A140162 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Calloway Dr Ste 100, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Phone
- (661) 497-7999
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (661) 766-3876
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170818001195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Venkatesh Janakiraman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A140162Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,164 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin204 claims
- Memantine Hcl204 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium133 claims
- Ropinirole Hcl113 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa107 claims
- Primidone84 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: $1,704.84
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Jey Neuro Center IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venkatesh Janakiraman among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.
All 2,339 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maheep Birdi, MDBakersfield, CA 933121639587868
- Vinutha Ravi, MDBakersfield, CA 933121518946045
- Jeri Williams, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121285825455
- Shubham BiyaniBakersfield, CA 933111063032621
- Ivanna Joseph, MDBakersfield, CA 933111700496759
- Asela Jumao-As, MDBakersfield, CA 933131841278967
- Theodore Popa, M.D., M.S.Bakersfield, CA 933111568738631
- Subapriya R, MDBakersfield, CA 933111346877511
Common questions
What is Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629331988, issued on Jun 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Calloway Dr Ste 100, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 497-7999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A140162, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkatesh Janakiraman, M.D. had 2,164 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.