Physician

Venkateswara Velaga, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Venkateswara Velaga, MD (NPI: 1740246289) practices cardiology in the Clarksville, TN-KY market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Christian, KY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DR RAO VELAGA PSC (NPI: 1295749042; TIN: 611335255) and primary practice location at 42240-1924. Velaga is affiliated with the Imperium Clinical Partners (ACO ID: A4945), participating under the MSSP model.

Velaga's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 645 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,416 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $91,296 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 78452 (Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect). Part D data shows 1,625 prescription claims across 242 beneficiaries totaling $190,502 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). Open Payments data shows 3 records totaling $71. 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 $371,928 to $91,296. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $71,308 to $190,502. 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$186K$372K2015 Medicare payment: $371,928 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $345,712 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $293,995 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $301,935 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $302,472 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $215,868 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $208,779 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $169,351 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $121,515 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $91,296 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,5595,638$371,928
20161,4685,527$345,712
20171,3824,702$293,995
20181,3174,767$301,935
20191,3754,708$302,472
20201,0393,306$215,868
20219293,078$208,779
20228622,571$169,351
20237271,890$121,515
20246451,416$91,296

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$106K$212K2015 Drug cost: $71,308 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $86,889 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $87,562 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $115,419 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $129,711 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $155,869 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $180,957 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $167,016 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $211,730 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $190,502 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20153332,941$71,308
20163542,869$86,889
20173322,784$87,562
20183212,638$115,419
20192992,336$129,711
20202722,068$155,869
20212682,098$180,957
20222731,890$167,016
20232651,844$211,730
20242421,625$190,502

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
78452Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect8484$171
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function471490$75
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more8392$73
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more210251$51
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more6364$37

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban1687,554$142,691
XareltoRivaroxaban351,590$29,335
DigoxinDigoxin1769,540$2,578
CarvedilolCarvedilol40119,798$1,892
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium1156,814$841

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.3$71AstraZeneca 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 Venkateswara Velaga, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Venkateswara Velaga, MD (NPI 1740246289), 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 Venkateswara Velaga, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Venkateswara Velaga, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Imperium Clinical Partners (MSSP, ACO ID A4945).

What billing organization is linked to Venkateswara Velaga, MD?

Venkateswara Velaga, MD is linked to DR RAO VELAGA PSC (billing NPI 1295749042) in the available physician profile data.

Does Venkateswara Velaga, MD have Open Payments data?

Venkateswara Velaga, MD has 3 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.