Vinaya S. Belagode, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Bristol, TN
Vinaya S. Belagode, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bristol, Tennessee, and NPI 1518048172, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 29500, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinaya S. Belagode
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 29500 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN 37620
- Phone
- (423) 282-1480
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 928-1353
- Medicaid IDs
- 38137281 TN
3813729 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041112001055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Medical Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Holly Angus, RNRegistered Nurse1992421192
- Jeremy Arnold, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1396035853
Verify Vinaya S. Belagode in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
794 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Chloride51 claims
- Spironolactone44 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate41 claims
- Famotidine38 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl37 claims
- Bumetanide37 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Hospital Medicine Services OF Tennessee PCLenoir City, TN
- Southeastern Physician Services PCUnion City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinaya S. Belagode among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Vinaya S. Belagode, MD is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.
All 426 in Tennessee → Every provider in Bristol → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Muhammad Ali, MDBristol, TN 376201265626279
- Ali Bokhari, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201699204768
- Laddie Crisp, MDBristol, TN 376201184114175
- Sarah Gach, MDBristol, TN 376201235667841
- Mary Marquette, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201235665126
- Basharat Shah, MDBristol, TN 376201396871422
- Aaron Towe, M.DBristol, TN 376201750745477
- Antoni WojtkowskiBristol, TN 376201629424692
Common questions
What is Vinaya S. Belagode, MD's NPI number?
Vinaya S. Belagode, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518048172, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinaya S. Belagode, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Park Blvd, Bristol, TN, 37620. Phone: (423) 282-1480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinaya S. Belagode, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29500, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vinaya S. Belagode, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinaya S. Belagode, MD had 794 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.