Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · East Stroudsburg, PA
Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1588608103, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD067991L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD067991L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 E Brown St, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
- Phone
- (272) 212-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2025
- Fax
- (570) 424-6631
- Medicaid ID
- 0017414180001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100311000080); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 235 E Brown St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Abby Cunningham, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1679167654
- Corrie Holland, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1134604655
- Arjinder Sethi, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1871587857
Verify Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD067991LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,479 Medicare Part D claims for 744 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate555 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims
- Eliquis451 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate346 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate306 claims
- Furosemide253 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Lukes Physician Group IncStroudsburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in East Stroudsburg
They are 8 of the 786 NPPES records with a practice address in East Stroudsburg, and 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Anil Gupta, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011053334649
- Mark Indzonka, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011912911405
- Patricia Rylko, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011508882234
- Arjinder Sethi, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011871587857
- Karthik Sheka, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011295729440
- Todd Banning, D.O.Lehighton, PA 182351063425437
Common questions
What is Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD's NPI number?
Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588608103, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 E Brown St, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301. Phone: (272) 212-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD067991L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD had 5,479 Medicare Part D claims for 744 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.