Vijay Kannuthurai, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Vijay Kannuthurai, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1669967527, issued on Jun 24, 2018. Check the license (Missouri 2023002174, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay Kannuthurai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 2023002174 MO
2018019732 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13100 Manchester RD Ste 70, Saint Louis, MO 63131
- Phone
- (314) 492-2323
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2024
- Fax
- (314) 582-1010
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230620003010); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 13100 Manchester RD Ste 70
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sona Kamat, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1407896129
- Joshy Pathiparampil, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1801216551
- Lauren SandersonNurse Practitioner1205315009
- Loreta Shahinaj, NPNurse Practitioner1952816449
Verify Vijay Kannuthurai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2023002174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
604 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate147 claims
- Prednisone107 claims
- Methotrexate97 claims
- Celecoxib54 claims
- Leflunomide31 claims
- Allopurinol30 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: $2,294.74
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- West County Rheumatology LLCSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 151 rheumatology physician records in Missouri.
Other rheumatology physician records in Missouri
- Zaki Abou Zahr, M.D.Columbia, MO1457582108
- Anam Ahmad, MDChesterfield, MO1639739485
- Stephen Armstrong, MDSpringfield, MO1972546786
- Romila Aslam, M.D.Bridgeton, MO1407058084
- John Atkinson, MDSaint Louis, MO1245258946
- Rama Atluri, M.D.Saint Louis, MO1063507531
- Mohamed Babiker Mohamed, MDSaint Louis, MO1891140992
- Donica Baker, MD, FACRChesterfield, MO1356751176
- Keith Bernstein, MDChesterfield, MO1447273727
- Sambhawana Bhandari, MDSaint Louis, MO1821619651
Common questions
What is Vijay Kannuthurai, MD's NPI number?
Vijay Kannuthurai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669967527, issued on Jun 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay Kannuthurai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13100 Manchester RD Ste 70, Saint Louis, MO, 63131. Phone: (314) 492-2323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay Kannuthurai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023002174, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijay Kannuthurai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay Kannuthurai, MD had 604 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.