Vijay Bandhakavi, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · La Crosse, WI
Vijay Bandhakavi, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and NPI 1184887473, issued on Jul 7, 2008. Check the license (Wisconsin 52157, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay Bandhakavi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 52157 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Phone
- (608) 782-7300
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1184887473 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210803003225); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1836 South Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vijay Bandhakavi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 52157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $69.55
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Sgmc Physician Network IncValdosta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijay Bandhakavi among 300 pulmonary disease physician records in Wisconsin
Vijay Bandhakavi, MD is one of 300 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 300 pulmonary disease physician records in Wisconsin.
All 300 in Wisconsin → Every provider in La Crosse → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mais AbdouLa Crosse, WI 546011326572066
- June Chae, M.D.La Crosse, WI 546011245529718
- Zachary Clements, D.O.La Crosse, WI 546011689933434
- Daniel Deetz, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011699758730
- Hafiz FakihLa Crosse, WI 546011730434119
- John Frey, DOLa Crosse, WI 546011538600754
- Brian Hagan, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011225033822
- Vikas KoppurapuLa Crosse, WI 546011235512922
Common questions
What is Vijay Bandhakavi, MD's NPI number?
Vijay Bandhakavi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184887473, issued on Jul 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay Bandhakavi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI, 54601. Phone: (608) 782-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay Bandhakavi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 52157, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.