NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vijay Neelam

Internal Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA

Vijay Neelam is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1154736270, issued on Jun 26, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana 305966, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1154736270
Name
Vijay Neelam
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
305966 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3600 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone
(225) 252-8349
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171218001552); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3600 Florida Blvd

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

  1. Jessica Albores, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1407142946
  2. Amir Ausef, MDInternal Medicine Physician1528046315
  3. Venkat Banda, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083690804
  4. Jeanee Barnes, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659328045
  5. Danielle Bennett, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1033427497
  6. Stanley Bonis, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1043232549

Verify Vijay Neelam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

737 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vijay Neelam737
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium43 claims
  2. Ciprofloxacin Hcl39 claims
  3. Furosemide38 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate34 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate29 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium28 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score80.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $17.84

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vijay Neelam$17.84
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Southwest Louisiana Physicians, LLCLake Charles, LA

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

Vijay Neelam among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Vijay Neelam is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2014, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

256 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge

They are 256 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Akwasi Adjare-Sefa, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061437143757
  2. Amir Ausef, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061528046315
  3. Venkat Banda, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061083690804
  4. Gertrude Chimeka Anyanwoke, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061760465421
  5. Subhakar Gummadi, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061225014046
  6. Terry Kung, DOBaton Rouge, LA 708061033195854
  7. Shaun McIntire, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.Baton Rouge, LA 708061619965340
  8. Jed Morris, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061235139833

Common questions

What is Vijay Neelam's NPI number?

Vijay Neelam's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154736270, issued on Jun 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vijay Neelam located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 252-8349. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vijay Neelam's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 305966, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vijay Neelam prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vijay Neelam had 737 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vijay Neelam's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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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