Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA
Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1164760377, issued on Jan 23, 2013. Check the license (California A173799, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay Kumar Vanam
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A173799 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 834-3564
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2022
- Fax
- (760) 773-1605
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220314000375); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 39000 Bob Hope Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Benedict Abaya, FNP-BC, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1417685462
- Mehrdad Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477646776
- Ala Abojaradeh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316733900
- Naeem Abu-Shehab, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1134363252
- Roux Abubakar, MDHospitalist Physician1982223822
- Mohammad Abushehab, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457293516
Verify Vijay Kumar Vanam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A173799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,759 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium188 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa182 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta149 claims
- Prednisone144 claims
- Azithromycin138 claims
- Anoro Ellipta126 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): 84.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $70.41
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Vijay Kumar Vanam among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% 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 California 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 California
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Beier, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701477173607
- Joan Dabu, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701891192696
- Sevwandi De Silva, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701003343799
- Ashley Hubbard, DORancho Mirage, CA 922701144711995
- Naveen Jayakumar, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701841641370
- Mohammad Mojarad, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701104860899
- Mehul Patel, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701427501154
- Anil Perumbeti, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701043522956
Common questions
What is Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D's NPI number?
Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164760377, issued on Jan 23, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 834-3564. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A173799, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D had 1,759 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vijay Kumar Vanam, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.
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.