Vikas Yellapu, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lehighton, PA
Vikas Yellapu, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1083237275, issued on May 21, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD491466, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vikas Yellapu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- MD491466 PA
MT220374 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E Ste 3, Lehighton, PA 18235
- Phone
- (484) 526-1000
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251001002866); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E Ste 3
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Henstenburg, DOCardiovascular Disease Physician1386265262
- Michael McLaneCardiovascular Disease Physician1669853271
- Megan Shucavage, CRNPNurse Practitioner1881733319
- Israa Taha, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1801455845
Verify Vikas Yellapu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD491466Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Carvedilol11 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: $447.27
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- St Lukes Physician Group IncBethlehem, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vikas Yellapu among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Vikas Yellapu, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Lehighton
They are 8 of the 277 NPPES records with a practice address in Lehighton, and 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,476 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Lehighton → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Todd Banning, D.O.Lehighton, PA 182351063425437
- Brian Henstenburg, DOLehighton, PA 182351386265262
- Joan Homan, MDLehighton, PA 182351407068661
- William Markson, M.D.Lehighton, PA 182351174638282
- Michael McLaneLehighton, PA 182351669853271
- Ronald Stein, M.D.Lehighton, PA 182351972610368
- Israa Taha, MDLehighton, PA 182351801455845
- Yaqoob Mohyuddin, MDHazleton, PA 182021558400010
Common questions
What is Vikas Yellapu, MD's NPI number?
Vikas Yellapu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083237275, issued on May 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vikas Yellapu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E Ste 3, Lehighton, PA, 18235. Phone: (484) 526-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vikas Yellapu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD491466, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vikas Yellapu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vikas Yellapu, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.