Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Columbia, MO
Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1568879294, issued on Jul 15, 2014. Check the license (Missouri 2022006418, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venugopal B B. Bhattad
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- 2022006418 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- One Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212
- Phone
- (573) 884-3278
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2024
- Fax
- (573) 884-3221
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231102000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Venugopal B B. Bhattad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2022006418Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate31 claims
- Spironolactone20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Entresto18 claims
- Farxiga16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Heartland Regional Medical CenterSt Joseph, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venugopal B B. Bhattad among 28 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Missouri
Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D. is one of 28 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 100% 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 89% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 89% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 100% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 28 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 28 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D.'s NPI number?
Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568879294, issued on Jul 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at One Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO, 65212. Phone: (573) 884-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2022006418, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D. had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Venugopal B B. Bhattad, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.