Vineela Lavu, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Portales, NM
Vineela Lavu, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Portales, New Mexico, and NPI 1558618850, issued on Aug 6, 2012. Check the license (New Mexico MD2013-0281, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vineela Lavu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD2013-0281 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 42121 US Hwy 70, Portales, NM 88130
- Phone
- (575) 356-6652
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Fax
- (575) 359-6827
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131228000101); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kentucky School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 42121 US Hwy 70
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vineela Lavu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2013-0281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of 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 one group practice
- Roosevelt County Special Hospital DistrictPortales, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vineela Lavu among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Vineela Lavu, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Portales
They are 6 of the 367 NPPES records with a practice address in Portales, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Praveen Chava, M.D.Portales, NM 881301922380708
- Erika Garcia, MDPortales, NM 881301669646006
- Marielle Opena, DOPortales, NM 881301588287874
- Joyce Roberts, MDPortales, NM 881301598750614
- Joel Sievers, MDPortales, NM 881301538103197
- Carolyn Caraway, FNPFort Sumner, NM 881191306832019
- Jack Vick, MDFort Sumner, NM 881191538242219
- Elizabeth Duffy-Milmo, MDCannon Afb, NM 881031710115050
Common questions
What is Vineela Lavu, MD's NPI number?
Vineela Lavu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558618850, issued on Aug 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vineela Lavu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 42121 US Hwy 70, Portales, NM, 88130. Phone: (575) 356-6652. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vineela Lavu, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2013-0281, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vineela Lavu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vineela Lavu, MD had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.