NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Viswa B. Durvasula, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Cookeville, TN

Viswa B. Durvasula, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1447392527, issued on Feb 13, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000020037, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447392527
Name
Viswa B. Durvasula
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD0000020037 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 North Willow Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone
(931) 372-8700
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040426001563); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 225 North Willow Avenue

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joseph Geiger, APRN, BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1831209121

Verify Viswa B. Durvasula in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

961 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Viswa Durvasula961
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl103 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate38 claims
  3. Olanzapine37 claims
  4. Hydroxyzine Pamoate32 claims
  5. Divalproex Sodium29 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium27 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

  1. Forefront-Rosenzweig Medical Services Professional CorporationNashville, TN
  2. Trustpoint Hospital LLCMurfreesboro, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Viswa B. Durvasula among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee

Viswa B. Durvasula, M.D. is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lanny Leftwich, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011508848169
  2. Crystal Maxwell, PMHNPCookeville, TN 385011821750274
  3. Stephen Moore, D.O.Cookeville, TN 385011083643589
  4. Jazmine Pszenitzki, MDCookeville, TN 385011124778139
  5. Richard Thompson, MDCookeville, TN 385011376551036
  6. Donald Atkinson, MDCookeville, TN 385061205938446
  7. Rodrick Gregory, MD PCPulaski, TN 384781629156914
  8. Gail Kase, M.D.Mountain Home, TN 384691790756724

Common questions

What is Viswa B. Durvasula, M.D.'s NPI number?

Viswa B. Durvasula, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447392527, issued on Feb 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Viswa B. Durvasula, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 North Willow Avenue, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 372-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Viswa B. Durvasula, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000020037, 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 Viswa B. Durvasula, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Viswa B. Durvasula, M.D. had 961 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.