Vinaya K. Puppala, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA
Vinaya K. Puppala, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1548426810, issued on Aug 5, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 71014, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinaya K. Puppala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- 71014 GA
036126601 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5505 Roswell RD Ste 350, Atlanta, GA 30342
- Phone
- (470) 827-3648
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 003142006 GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140305000522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinaya K. Puppala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 71014Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
558 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 265 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diazepam76 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl48 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Tramadol Hcl42 claims
- Gabapentin38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 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: $228.83
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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.
Vinaya K. Puppala among 142 interventional pain medicine physician records in Georgia
Vinaya K. Puppala, M.D. is one of 142 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% 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 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Georgia
There are 142 interventional pain medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 142 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Taylor, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421346274461
- David Katz, M.D.Sandy Springs, GA 303501184900383
- Pickens Patterson, MDAtlanta, GA 303311316926058
- Charles Macneill, MDSandy Springs, GA 303281639133838
- Alexandra Moreira, MDAtlanta, GA 303281134744238
- Randy Rizor, MDSandy Springs, GA 303281245204882
- Frederick Yilling, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281376552919
- Allen Hord, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303271801845409
Common questions
What is Vinaya K. Puppala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vinaya K. Puppala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548426810, issued on Aug 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinaya K. Puppala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5505 Roswell RD Ste 350, Atlanta, GA, 30342. Phone: (470) 827-3648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinaya K. Puppala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 71014, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vinaya K. Puppala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinaya K. Puppala, M.D. had 558 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.