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Vijay Krishna Nuthakki, MD

NPI 1013133222ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Indianapolis, IN

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) in Indianapolis, Indiana, trained at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine (class of 1999). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $51,189 for 122 patients in 2024, with only 24 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,912 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1013133222
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 17, 2007
Last updated in NPPESAug 4, 2022
Certified by providerAug 4, 2022

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (IN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients122
Services billed247 across 50 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$51,189

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)24 · 24 30-day fills
Patients17
Total drug cost$146.83
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolNortheastern Ohio University College of Medicine
Graduation year1999
Medicare specialtyThoracic Surgery
Secondary specialtiesGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,912 · 9 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$433.54 · 5 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$2,2477
On Target Laboratories, Inc$500.001
Davol Inc.$164.431

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$1,218 · 5 payments
  • Education$1,000 · 1 payment
  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$500.00 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$193.41 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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