What is Vachaspathi Palakodeti's specialty?

Vachaspathi Palakodeti (NPI 1649224387) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Imperial, CA.

Where does Vachaspathi Palakodeti practice?

Vachaspathi Palakodeti practices in Imperial, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649224387.

How much does Medicare pay Vachaspathi Palakodeti?

Vachaspathi Palakodeti (NPI 1649224387) received approximately $2.2M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 3,256 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649224387

Vachaspathi PalakodetiMD

PRACTICEIMPERIAL VALLEY FAMILY CARE MEDICAL GROUP, APCSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyImperial, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

18,308

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

38,240

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.2M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

16,458

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate2,202 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium1,396 claims

Sacubitril/Valsartan1,019 claims

Apixaban975 claims

Furosemide846 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$383

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$383

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$383

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vachaspathi Palakodeti'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). 168 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PIONEERS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE DISTRICT	793	2,421
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	725	1,869
Hitenkumar Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	403	929
SCHAEFER AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.	393	976
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	378	1,149
NPI 1447294160	296	866
Hanh Bui Cardiology · Vista, CA	295	705
Theodore Affue Urology · El Centro, CA	285	1,090
HADORN, JOHN	259	702
Jorge Robles Family Practice · El Centro, CA	228	1,071
PASCUAL, RAMON	201	551
Robert Curran Emergency Medicine · San Diego, CA	193	480

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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