Physician

Gurunadh Atmaram Vemulakonda, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Gurunadh Vemulakonda, MD (NPI: 1235157207) practices ophthalmology in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Santa Clara, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION (NPI: 1013950807; TIN: 941156581) and primary practice location at 94301-2302. Vemulakonda is affiliated with the Sutter Medicare Direct (ACO ID: A5279), participating under the MSSP model.

Vemulakonda's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 844 traditional Medicare patients, billed 18,422 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,688,412 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 371 prescription claims across 104 beneficiaries totaling $25,523 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). No Open Payments records. 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 risen steadily, from $87,098 to $1,688,412. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $20,957 and ending at $25,523. 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$844K$1.7M2015 Medicare payment: $87,098 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $511,133 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $663,043 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $747,068 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $870,219 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,143,676 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,497,385 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,434,935 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,494,332 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,688,412 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20153181,482$87,098
20164672,708$511,133
20175553,968$663,043
20185884,477$747,068
20195955,164$870,219
20205505,724$1,143,676
20216877,135$1,497,385
20227459,798$1,434,935
202380116,517$1,494,332
202484418,422$1,688,412

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$18K$36K2015 Drug cost: $20,957 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $12,469 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $35,707 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $28,870 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $29,438 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $33,532 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $31,647 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $31,084 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $26,315 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $25,523 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201544225$20,957
201649162$12,469
201757276$35,707
201860240$28,870
201957258$29,438
202073295$33,532
202171264$31,647
202279320$31,084
202368308$26,315
2024104371$25,523

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
67028Injection of drug into eye2511,170$119
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more307377$117
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more610944$77
92134Imaging of retina8162,187$39
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's189253$15

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate1065,036$6,967
Bromfenac SodiumBromfenac Sodium351,128$4,750
Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol12868$1,916
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine671,980$1,262
Dorzolamide HclDorzolamide Hcl241,377$302

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Gurunadh Atmaram Vemulakonda, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Gurunadh Atmaram Vemulakonda, MD (NPI 1235157207), 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 Gurunadh Atmaram Vemulakonda, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Gurunadh Atmaram Vemulakonda, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Sutter Medicare Direct (MSSP, ACO ID A5279).

What billing organization is linked to Gurunadh Atmaram Vemulakonda, MD?

Gurunadh Atmaram Vemulakonda, MD is linked to SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION (billing NPI 1013950807) in the available physician profile data.

Does Gurunadh Atmaram Vemulakonda, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests 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.