Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1659318442, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.203338, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venugopal Vatsavayi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD.203338 LA
35936 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 North Blvd Ste 100, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
- Phone
- (225) 381-2621
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Fax
- (225) 387-7829
- Medicaid ID
- 1815357 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091123000128); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 583 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3401 North Blvd Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dominique Anderson, DNP, FNP, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1992289045
- Blake Bourgoyne, MDPsychiatry Physician1306306717
- Juliet Catrett, LCSWClinical Social Worker1407862311
- Shirley Griffey, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1184015919
- Thomas Lorando, LCSWClinical Social Worker1700339603
- Anoop Narahari, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1275986762
Verify Venugopal Vatsavayi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.203338Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
5,542 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam556 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate425 claims
- Clonazepam405 claims
- Trazodone Hcl285 claims
- Bupropion Xl269 claims
- Lorazepam245 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Baton Rouge Clinic, A Medical CorporationBaton Rouge, LA
- Baton Rouge General Physicians IncBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venugopal Vatsavayi among 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D. is one of 583 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 75% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 279 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 583 psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
All 583 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Blake Bourgoyne, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061306306717
- Jeanne Estes, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061215929336
- Lauren Luce, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061396107975
- Anoop Narahari, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061275986762
- Abigail Shoenfelt, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061467803585
- Elizabeth Taylor, MD, MASTERSPUBHLTHBaton Rouge, LA 708061659414522
- Susan Garriga, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708051417018300
- Herbert Lebourgeois, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708051609930346
Common questions
What is Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659318442, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 North Blvd Ste 100, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 381-2621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.203338, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D. had 5,542 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.