Physician

Venugopala S Bheemanathini, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Venugopala Bheemanathini, M.D. (NPI: 1053415695) practices nephrology in the Anniston-Oxford, AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Calhoun, AL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION CONSULTANTS, PC (NPI: 1447349949; TIN: 36-0806057) and primary practice location at 36207-4716.

Bheemanathini's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 554 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,061 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $173,047 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99222 (Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes). Part D data shows 1,716 prescription claims across 360 beneficiaries totaling $397,713 in drug costs, led by Jardiance (Empagliflozin). Open Payments data shows 27 records totaling $591. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $502,889 to $173,047. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $411,998 and ending at $397,713. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$304K$607K2015 Medicare payment: $502,889 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $514,668 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $607,497 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $532,400 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $483,444 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $425,847 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $291,551 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $231,432 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $191,386 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $173,047 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,2497,029$502,889
20161,3227,627$514,668
20171,2006,713$607,497
20181,1956,307$532,400
20191,2246,305$483,444
20201,0574,773$425,847
20218123,114$291,551
20226492,542$231,432
20236092,168$191,386
20245542,061$173,047

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$308K$615K2015 Drug cost: $411,998 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $486,234 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $552,927 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $303,555 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $555,947 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $509,257 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $615,332 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $568,725 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $331,410 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $397,713 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20153462,460$411,998
20164052,628$486,234
20174152,316$552,927
20183922,040$303,555
20194252,412$555,947
20204192,257$509,257
20213952,167$615,332
20223311,712$568,725
20233561,577$331,410
20243601,716$397,713

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes112133$93
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more130182$86
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes148480$56
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more195213$53
99231Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes116325$35

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
JardianceEmpagliflozin1626,560$119,825
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol1354,952$94,491
VelphoroSucroferric Oxyhydroxide16480$57,170
AuryxiaFerric Citrate201,020$45,114
KerendiaFinerenone281,140$23,533

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.27$591AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Venugopala S. Bheemanathini, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Venugopala S. Bheemanathini, M.D. (NPI 1053415695), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Venugopala S. Bheemanathini, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Venugopala S. Bheemanathini, M.D.?

Venugopala S. Bheemanathini, M.D. is linked to NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION CONSULTANTS, PC (billing NPI 1447349949) in the available physician profile data.

Does Venugopala S. Bheemanathini, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Venugopala S. Bheemanathini, M.D. has 27 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.