NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Viswanatha Lanka, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Santa Clara, CA

Viswanatha Lanka, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1558629675, issued on Apr 26, 2012. Check the license (California A155611, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558629675
Name
Viswanatha Lanka
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A155611 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
710 Lawrence Expy Dept 348, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone
(408) 851-3355
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2012
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201116002302); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2012
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 710 Lawrence Expy Dept 348

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

  1. Kent Feng, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1073976478
  2. Ashraf Hosseinian, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1417457094

Verify Viswanatha Lanka in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,039 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Viswanatha Lanka2,039
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate229 claims
  2. Jardiance143 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate143 claims
  4. Spironolactone142 claims
  5. Entresto135 claims
  6. Furosemide96 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA

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

Viswanatha Lanka among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Viswanatha Lanka, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 63% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sirtaz Adatya, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511861683559
  2. Farnaz Azarbal, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511316236078
  3. Kent Feng, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511073976478
  4. Jesse Fitzpatrick, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511871987784
  5. Waldo Joseph, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511538246475
  6. Philip Lee, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511578649406
  7. Da Ouyang, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511235549460
  8. Hemal Parekh, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511427137553

Common questions

What is Viswanatha Lanka, M.D.'s NPI number?

Viswanatha Lanka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558629675, issued on Apr 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Viswanatha Lanka, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Lawrence Expy Dept 348, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 851-3355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Viswanatha Lanka, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A155611, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Viswanatha Lanka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Viswanatha Lanka, M.D. had 2,039 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.