Umakanth Avula
NPI 1124479167ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Trauma Surgery· Urbana, IL
Surgery, Trauma Surgery in Urbana, Illinois, trained at Indiana University School of Medicine (class of 2016). Medicare paid $52,963 for services to 231 patients in 2024. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $11,678 in all, mostly education.
Overview
| NPI | 1124479167 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 4, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Trauma Surgery Primary | 2086S0127X | 036-156843 | IL |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 036156843 | IL |
| Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | 2086S0102X | 036156843 | IL |
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 - General Surgery (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 231 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 402 across 57 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $52,963 |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Indiana University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2016 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical groups
- Osf Multi-Specialty GroupMorton, IL · 2,114 clinicians
- Cook CountyChicago, IL · 788 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cgh Medical CenterSterling, IL
- John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL
- Osf Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon, IL
- Saint Anthony Medical CenterRockford, IL
- Valley West Community HospitalSandwich, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$11,678 · 31 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$311.31 · 6 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $11,050 | 23 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | $209.21 | 2 |
| Davol Inc. | $140.26 | 2 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $119.04 | 1 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $107.14 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$8,000 · 5 payments
- Travel and Lodging$2,611 · 13 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,068 · 13 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records