NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Maynardville, TN

Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Maynardville, Tennessee, and NPI 1134128978, issued on Jul 14, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD31172, 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
1134128978
Name
Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD31172 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4330 Maynardville Hwy, Maynardville, TN 37807
Phone
(865) 992-3849
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2005
Record last updated
May 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 992-5166
Medicaid ID
3838927 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050729000331); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4330 Maynardville Hwy

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

  1. Misty Anderson, RN, APNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1750550026
  2. Danielle Barnes, DDSDentist1831551787
  3. Rhonda Bates, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1336647486
  4. Matthew Beason, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437490737
  5. Elizabeth BeintemaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659188258
  6. Kristy Bolt, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1881117521

Verify Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh 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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

666 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vivek Venkatesh666
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone65 claims
  2. Cefdinir49 claims
  3. Potassium Chloride30 claims
  4. Azithromycin24 claims
  5. Bumetanide22 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate22 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: $48.24

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vivek Venkatesh$48.24
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Hospital Medicine Services OF Tennessee PCLenoir City, TN

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

Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Maynardville

They are 2 of the 149 NPPES records with a practice address in Maynardville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Srinivasa Chintalapudi, MDMaynardville, TN 378071316937774
  2. Kim Cline, MDMaryville, TN 378041891721379
  3. David Cox, MDMaryville, TN 378041558307181
  4. Mark Green, M.D.Maryville, TN 378041154395044
  5. Erin Hood, M.D.Maryville, TN 378041518266865
  6. Pawel Karolczak, M.D.Maryville, TN 378041639116999
  7. Komal Kirpekar, MDMaryville, TN 378041912084096
  8. David Knoll, M.D.Maryville, TN 378041306815253

Common questions

What is Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh, MD's NPI number?

Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134128978, issued on Jul 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4330 Maynardville Hwy, Maynardville, TN, 37807. Phone: (865) 992-3849. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD31172, 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 Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vivek Kalpathi Venkatesh, MD had 666 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.