NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588608103
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Abby Cunningham, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1679167654
  2. Corrie Holland, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1134604655
  3. Arjinder Sethi, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1871587857

Verify Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Vidyashankar Ponnathpur5,479
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate555 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims
  3. Eliquis451 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate346 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate306 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Bair, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011093765802
  2. David Doron, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011538119680
  3. Anil Gupta, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011053334649
  4. Mark Indzonka, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011912911405
  5. Patricia Rylko, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011508882234
  6. Arjinder Sethi, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011871587857
  7. Karthik Sheka, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011295729440
  8. 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.

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