Vinishaa Ankala, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Vinishaa Ankala, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1518690015, issued on Jul 3, 2022. Check the license on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinishaa Ankala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0101283572 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2450 S Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (786) 780-7574
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2022
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241230001476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinishaa Ankala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
370 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
- Lisinopril19 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl18 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Ozempic14 claims
- Buspirone Hcl13 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: $112.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Apogee Medical Group Virginia PCMartinsville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinishaa Ankala among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Vinishaa Ankala, 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 2022, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
103 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 103 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Vinishaa Ankala, MD's NPI number?
Vinishaa Ankala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518690015, issued on Jul 3, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinishaa Ankala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2450 S Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (786) 780-7574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinishaa Ankala, MD's license?
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 Vinishaa Ankala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinishaa Ankala, MD had 370 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.