Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D
Nephrology Physician · Memphis, TN
Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1679839666, issued on Apr 4, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 59449, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijaya Kumar Gorantla
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 59449 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3950 New Covington Pike Ste 300, Memphis, TN 38128
- Phone
- (901) 382-5256
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 382-3731
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190828003194); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 266 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3950 New Covington Pike Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristi Ford, DNP, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1134771686
- Minesh Pathak, M.D.Nephrology Physician1821299512
Verify Vijaya Kumar Gorantla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 59449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
768 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga77 claims
- Tradjenta43 claims
- Carvedilol39 claims
- Furosemide33 claims
- Vitamin D232 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium31 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): 92.9 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: $634.97
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Kidney Care Consultants, P.C.Bartlett, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijaya Kumar Gorantla among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D is one of 266 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Abi Nader, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281841538147
- Minesh Pathak, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281821299512
- William Bastnagel, MDMemphis, TN 381321558328161
- Kim Huch, MDMemphis, TN 381321780641266
- Niloofar Baymiller, MDMemphis, TN 381201134138761
- Sanjeev Mittal, MDMemphis, TN 381201689603102
- Adnan Naseer, MDMemphis, TN 381201053379149
- Tameez Din, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191972592749
Common questions
What is Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D's NPI number?
Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679839666, issued on Apr 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3950 New Covington Pike Ste 300, Memphis, TN, 38128. Phone: (901) 382-5256. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 59449, 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 Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D had 768 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vijaya Kumar Gorantla, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 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.