Vietta Louise Johnson, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hammond, IN
Vietta Louise Johnson, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hammond, Indiana, and NPI 1285686899, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01045972A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vietta Louise Johnson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 01045972A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5454 S Hohman Ave, Hammond, IN 46320
- Phone
- (219) 933-2654
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 933-2655
- Medicaid ID
- 200136030 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150515001029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5454 S Hohman Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vietta Louise Johnson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01045972ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $190.17
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medline Industries LP. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Foundation For Outreach ServicesChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vietta Louise Johnson among 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana
Vietta Louise Johnson, M.D. is one of 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 76% 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 · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 314 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 491 in Indiana → Every provider in Hammond → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kishan Chand, M.D.Hammond, IN 463201952368201
- Paulino Chan, M.D.Munster, IN 463211396741864
- Sunil Dedhia, M.D.Munster, IN 463211932369543
- Louis Gluek, MDMunster, IN 463211659380889
- David Harris, M.D.Munster, IN 463211700060613
- Joseph Hecht, MDMunster, IN 463211528077542
- Harry Moffitt, DOMunster, IN 463211669419776
- Upendra Patel, M.D.Munster, IN 463211366442261
Common questions
What is Vietta Louise Johnson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vietta Louise Johnson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285686899, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vietta Louise Johnson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5454 S Hohman Ave, Hammond, IN, 46320. Phone: (219) 933-2654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vietta Louise Johnson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01045972A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vietta Louise Johnson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vietta Louise Johnson, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.