What is George Vettiankal's specialty?

George Vettiankal (NPI 1245211879) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Lufkin, TX.

Where does George Vettiankal practice?

George Vettiankal practices in Lufkin, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1245211879.

How much does Medicare pay George Vettiankal?

George Vettiankal (NPI 1245211879) received approximately $206K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,157 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1245211879

George VettiankalM.D.

PRACTICEHEART INSTITUTE OF EAST TEXAS P ASee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyLufkin, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,946

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,366

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$177K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,379 Cardiology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,215).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,904

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$748K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate800 claims

Losartan Potassium602 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium563 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate515 claims

Amlodipine Besylate440 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$706

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$706

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$706

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where George Vettiankal'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). 95 inbound referrers · 177 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS MADISONVILLE INC	661	1,970
Owensboro Health Medical Group, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Madisonville, KY	202	546
Deepak Kapadia Cardiology · Madisonville, KY	120	496
Arlene Richardson Diagnostic Radiology · Harvey, IL	118	256
Harshul Patel Internal Medicine · Hopkinsville, KY	110	313
Brooks Horsley Diagnostic Radiology · Hopkinsville, KY	101	244
Abdul Quyyum Ahmed Family Practice · Lake Mary, FL	96	284
Getu Assefa Interventional Cardiology · Hermitage, TN	95	307
Robert Holzknecht Family Practice · Madisonville, KY	93	233
Anna Miller Diagnostic Radiology · Ypsilanti, MI	90	200
Kevin Williams Internal Medicine · Madisonville, KY	85	208
HERNANDEZ, RAUL	84	180

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS MADISONVILLE INC	826	2,745
Bhaskaran Sreekumar Cardiology · Madisonville, KY	353	1,338
Muhammad Akram Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Madisonville, KY	247	946
Medical Center Ambulance Service Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Madisonville, KY	202	543
Neal Rosner Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago Hts, IL	194	447
John Sullivan Diagnostic Radiology · Marquette, MI	175	477
William Tagg Diagnostic Radiology · Owensboro, KY	174	402
Owensboro Health Medical Group, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Madisonville, KY	166	418
Steven Bush Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Nashville, TN	127	280
Leslie Miller Diagnostic Radiology · Thompsons Station, TN	127	244
Harshul Patel Internal Medicine · Hopkinsville, KY	125	306
Kevin Williams Internal Medicine · Madisonville, KY	121	292

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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