What is Visweswara Vennapusa's specialty?

Visweswara Vennapusa (NPI 1558586826) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hospitalist in Des Moines, IA.

Where does Visweswara Vennapusa practice?

Visweswara Vennapusa practices in Des Moines, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558586826.

How much does Medicare pay Visweswara Vennapusa?

Visweswara Vennapusa (NPI 1558586826) received approximately $77K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 380 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558586826

Visweswara VennapusaM.D.

PRACTICEMERCY CLINICS, INCSee all providers at this practice →

HospitalistDes Moines, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

601

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,140

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$76K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 198 Hospitalist providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 636).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$397

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims

Prednisone14 claims

Cefuroxime Axetil11 claims

Oxycodone Hcl11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Visweswara Vennapusa'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). 81 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Randolph Rough Cardiology · West Des Moines, IA	132	474
Seth Gibson Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	107	390
Mitchell Erickson Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	100	374
Roman Mirsky Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	97	361
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES-IOWA CORP	81	263
Michael Disbro Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	76	281
Indunil Karunasekera Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	76	246
NPI 1386626109	74	250
Ryan Cook Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	73	284
Terry Falk Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	72	272
Maher Saegh Internal Medicine · Des Moines, IA	64	224
David Terrero Salcedo Infectious Disease · Des Moines, IA	62	184

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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