Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · New York, NY
Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1134388135, issued on Jun 4, 2008. Check the license (New York 241789, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 241789 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY 10065
- Phone
- (212) 746-2941
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090827000022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 525 E 68TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 241789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
457 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 192 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin81 claims
- Pregabalin61 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl56 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl47 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er25 claims
- Fentanyl24 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): 87.1 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: $159.44
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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 3 group practices
- Memorial Anesthesiology GroupNew York, NY
- Msk BergenMontvale, NJ
- Msk HarrisonWest Harrison, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah among 309 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in New York
Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D. is one of 309 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2008, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 241 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in New York
There are 309 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134388135, issued on Jun 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (212) 746-2941. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 241789, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D. had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vinay Ganesh Puttanniah, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.