NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam, M.D.

Urology Physician · Iowa City, IA

Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1366707242, issued on Jul 6, 2012. Check the license (Iowa MD-46994, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366707242
Name
Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License numbers
MD-46994 IA
125-061212 IL
63954 MN
69978 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 356-2421
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 356-3900
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231028000292); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2012
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 200 Hawkins Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Helena Aaberg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689301558
  2. Abdullah Abbasi, MDGastroenterology Physician1932944204
  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

81 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vignesh Packiam81
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Oxybutynin Chloride16 claims
  2. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim14 claims
  3. Cephalexin11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $37,495.85

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Urogen Pharma, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vignesh Packiam$37,496
  2. Specialty average$3,800

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

  1. Rutgers Health-Rwj Scleroderma ProgramNew Brunswick, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam among 128 urology physician records in Iowa

Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam, M.D. is one of 128 urology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 80 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Iowa

There are 128 urology physician records in Iowa.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Craig Block, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421154530137
  2. Dennis Boatman, MDIowa City, IA 522421205888039
  3. James Brown, MDIowa City, IA 522421467562181
  4. Christopher Cooper, MDIowa City, IA 522421982606547
  5. Bradley Erickson, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421164679262
  6. Karl Kreder, MDIowa City, IA 522421487655700
  7. Hing Hung Lai, MDIowa City, IA 522421376676734
  8. Kenneth Nepple, MDIowa City, IA 522421659580678

Common questions

What is Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366707242, issued on Jul 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-2421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-46994, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vignesh Thamilarasu Packiam, M.D. had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.