Vivek Velagapudi, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · St Louis, MO
Vivek Velagapudi, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in St Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1780428037, issued on Jun 21, 2024. Check the license (Missouri 2024023413, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivek Velagapudi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 2024023413 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Barnes Jewish Plaza, St Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 362-1930
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vivek Velagapudi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2024023413Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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.
Vivek Velagapudi among 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri
Vivek Velagapudi, MD is one of 1,153 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in St Louis
They are 46 of the 1,420 NPPES records with a practice address in St Louis, and 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Vivek Velagapudi, MD's NPI number?
Vivek Velagapudi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780428037, issued on Jun 21, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivek Velagapudi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Barnes Jewish Plaza, St Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-1930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivek Velagapudi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024023413, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vivek Velagapudi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivek Velagapudi, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.