Sasa Vukelic, MD
NPI 1073741229ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology· Metairie, LA
Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (MD) with Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, practicing in Metairie, Louisiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $896,419 for 961 claims, against $50,484 paid for services in 2024. Abiomed was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,369 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists East Jefferson General Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1073741229 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 26, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 16, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Primary | 207RA0001X | 341939 | LA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 68862 | GA |
| Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | 207RA0001X | 284601 | NY |
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | 207RC0000X | 284601 | NY |
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | 207RC0000X | 341939 | LA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (LA); Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 73 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 371 across 22 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $50,484 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 961 · 1,576 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 96 |
| Total drug cost | $896,419 |
| Generic share | 63% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology |
| Secondary specialties | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical group
- Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA · 393 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,369 · 58 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$1,948 · 47 payments from 15 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $881.06 | 15 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $834.34 | 11 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | $435.74 | 4 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $178.38 | 2 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | $153.64 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$3,369 · 58 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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