Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Gadsden, AL
Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1518968494, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 00021781, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Virenjan K. Narayan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 00021781 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 503 S 5TH St, Gadsden, AL 35901
- Phone
- (256) 546-6200
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 546-6250
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040218000656); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 503 S 5TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Virenjan K. Narayan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00021781Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,907 Medicare Part D claims for 997 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel657 claims
- Eliquis433 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate427 claims
- Carvedilol394 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium348 claims
- Losartan Potassium343 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): 79.9 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: $1,790.06
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- North Alabama Cardiology CenterGadsden, AL
- Prime Healthcare Services-Gadsden Physician Management LLCGadsden, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Virenjan K. Narayan among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D. is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Gadsden
They are 11 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Hanson, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011306834437
- Marian Manankil, MDGadsden, AL 359011124276951
- Ghanshyam Patel, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011275542508
- Emily Thornberry, NP-CGadsden, AL 359011508479536
- George Head, MDGadsden, AL 359031043263908
- Bryan McGwier, MDGadsden, AL 359031992758874
- Dale Railwah, MDGadsden, AL 359031679979603
- Peter Szeto, MDGadsden, AL 359031003862889
Common questions
What is Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518968494, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 503 S 5TH St, Gadsden, AL, 35901. Phone: (256) 546-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00021781, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D. had 4,907 Medicare Part D claims for 997 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Virenjan K. Narayan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.9 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.