NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Gainesville, GA

Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1871724872, issued on Aug 7, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 88880, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871724872
Name
Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
88880 GA
125056077 IL
56883 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone
(770) 219-9000
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2009
Record last updated
May 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210805000255); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 743 Spring St NE

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

  1. Raza Abbas, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1245549112
  2. Eltigani Abdelhai, MDInternal Medicine Physician1538233531
  3. Ahmad Abdussalam, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1134317316
  4. Richard Adams, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164279741
  5. Jennifer Adamski, ARNP,ACNP-BCCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1649387648
  6. Joanna Addison, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1942096649

Verify Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

840 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.

  1. Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam840
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta238 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa110 claims
  3. Breo Ellipta62 claims
  4. Breztri Aerosphere53 claims
  5. Prednisone31 claims
  6. Incruse Ellipta27 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: $342.85

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, 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.

  1. Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam$342.85
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncGainesville, GA

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

Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam among 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia

Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MD is one of 399 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 320 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 61% 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 Georgia 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 Georgia

There are 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Navneeth Bongu, MDGainesville, GA 305011689811325
  2. John Chiulli, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011730180936
  3. Yalew Debella, MDGainesville, GA 305011700172947
  4. Wesley Head, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011487657508
  5. Martin Herrera, DOGainesville, GA 305011952861916
  6. Stefanie Kananda, D.O.Gainesville, GA 305011396237350
  7. Thomas Murray, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011972506947
  8. Erine Raybon-Rojas, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011265660310

Common questions

What is Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MD's NPI number?

Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871724872, issued on Aug 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 219-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 88880, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vijaya Sivalingam Ramalingam, MD had 840 Medicare Part D claims for 168 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.