Vijay Pethkar, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Mt Juliet, TN
Vijay Pethkar, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Mt Juliet, Tennessee, and NPI 1669470555, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 031687, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay Pethkar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 031687 TN
MD31687 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 780 North Mt Juliet RD, Mt Juliet, TN 37122
- Phone
- (615) 758-9273
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2023
- Fax
- (615) 758-4821
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040212000878); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 359 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Verify Vijay Pethkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 031687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,034 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa144 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta91 claims
- Anoro Ellipta54 claims
- Breo Ellipta47 claims
- Azithromycin37 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere36 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: $16.24
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Insmed, 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.
Vijay Pethkar among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Vijay Pethkar, MD is one of 359 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 38% 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee
There are 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 359 in Tennessee → Every provider in Mt Juliet → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zachary Coller, M.D.Mount Juliet, TN 371221548281124
- Ankur Ahuja, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291912263005
- Melissa Aldridge, DOMurfreesboro, TN 371291073132429
- Carl Green, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291992896435
- Benjamin Hanson, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291518354794
- Awais Javed, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291962841957
- Ray Johnson, MD, FCCPMurfreesboro, TN 371291124096904
- Rachel Kingree, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291114020336
Common questions
What is Vijay Pethkar, MD's NPI number?
Vijay Pethkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669470555, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay Pethkar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 780 North Mt Juliet RD, Mt Juliet, TN, 37122. Phone: (615) 758-9273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay Pethkar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 031687, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijay Pethkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay Pethkar, MD had 1,034 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.