What is Gurunadh Vemulakonda's specialty?

Gurunadh Vemulakonda (NPI 1235157207) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Palo Alto, CA.

Where does Gurunadh Vemulakonda practice?

Gurunadh Vemulakonda practices in Palo Alto, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1235157207.

How much does Medicare pay Gurunadh Vemulakonda?

Gurunadh Vemulakonda (NPI 1235157207) received approximately $1.7M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 844 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1235157207

Gurunadh VemulakondaMD

PRACTICEPALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATIONSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyPalo Alto, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,742

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

18,017

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.6M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

306

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$16K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate106 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine67 claims

Polymyxin B Sulf/Trimethoprim35 claims

Bromfenac Sodium35 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate27 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050441

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gurunadh Vemulakonda's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER	280	1,936
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	70	452

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER	124	762
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	74	410
Trucian Ostheimer Ophthalmology · Olympia, WA	25	98
UW MEDICINE NORTHWEST	14	42

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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