NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vikraman Gunabushanam

Transplant Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Vikraman Gunabushanam is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1326202888, issued on Jul 14, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD442917, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326202888
Name
Vikraman Gunabushanam
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License number
MD442917 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3459 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(414) 647-5800
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200511000024); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3459 5TH Ave

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

  1. Olufunso Agbalajobi, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902397839
  2. Akanksha Aggarwal, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669228979
  3. Allison Agnone, DNPAcute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist1013887322
  4. Mohamed Al-AskariTransplant Surgery Physician1447562285
  5. Mazen Al-Qadi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1487818886
  6. Sarmad Alshamery, MDSurgery Physician1235706656

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

84 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Vikraman Gunabushanam84
  2. Specialty average260

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): 77.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

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

Vikraman Gunabushanam among 63 transplant surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Vikraman Gunabushanam is one of 63 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 51% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 1998 among the 29 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 63 transplant surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohamed Al-AskariPittsburgh, PA 152131447562285
  2. Won-Bae Chang, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131972730216
  3. Abhideep Chaudhary, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131245468008
  4. Guilherme Costa, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131679545248
  5. Armando Ganoza Salas, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131578858098
  6. Christopher HughesPittsburgh, PA 152131407845126
  7. Muhammad Ikram, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131871783761
  8. Wojtek Karolak, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131942502877

Common questions

What is Vikraman Gunabushanam's NPI number?

Vikraman Gunabushanam's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326202888, issued on Jul 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vikraman Gunabushanam located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3459 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (414) 647-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vikraman Gunabushanam's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD442917, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vikraman Gunabushanam prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vikraman Gunabushanam had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vikraman Gunabushanam's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.