Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629395660, issued on Apr 30, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD460166, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vikram Rathnam Palanivel
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD460166 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 615-4949
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 615-0829
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191118001555); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vikram Rathnam Palanivel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD460166Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
207 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate37 claims
- Valsartan22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Losartan Potassium14 claims
- Ezetimibe11 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): 85.5 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: $525.50
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vikram Rathnam Palanivel among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D. 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 2010, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
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Common questions
What is Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629395660, issued on Apr 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 615-4949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD460166, 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 Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D. had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.