Vijay A. Rupanagudi, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Cookeville, TN
Vijay A. Rupanagudi, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1649290404, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD45978, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay A. Rupanagudi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- MD45978 TN
45978 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 135 W 3RD St, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 202-3697
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (833) 944-0207
- Medicaid IDs
- 1520062 TN
7100187270 KY
Q059015 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200804003624); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 135 W 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wendy AndersonNurse's Aide1578759346
- Mildred Dyer, PAPhysician Assistant1730183583
- Amanda Hastings, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1457506016
- Melissa Marcum, RNRegistered Nurse1518009976
- Jennifer Scott, R.N.Registered Nurse1114069556
- Kimberly Wright, R.N.Registered Nurse1194911966
Verify Vijay A. Rupanagudi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD45978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
6,139 Medicare Part D claims for 948 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa896 claims
- Montelukast Sodium665 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta621 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate381 claims
- Azithromycin352 claims
- Prednisone348 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,851.20
92 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- TN Lung And Sleep Center LLCCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijay A. Rupanagudi among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Vijay A. Rupanagudi, 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Cookeville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bernadette Hee, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011902839806
- Douglas Kane, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011659306611
- Gowthami Kobbari, MDCookeville, TN 385011376061226
- Hima Kona, MDCookeville, TN 385011982800603
- Luis Urbina, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011609855063
- Louis Vossel, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011609969294
- Jon Freels, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011336200385
- John Jensen, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011124246681
Common questions
What is Vijay A. Rupanagudi, MD's NPI number?
Vijay A. Rupanagudi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649290404, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay A. Rupanagudi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 W 3RD St, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 202-3697. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay A. Rupanagudi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD45978, 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 A. Rupanagudi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay A. Rupanagudi, MD had 6,139 Medicare Part D claims for 948 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vijay A. Rupanagudi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100. 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.
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.