Vimala Ramachandran, MD

NPI 1386798890ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery· Phoenix, AZ

Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery (MD) in Phoenix, Arizona, trained at Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University (class of 2001). 316 Medicare patients in 2024, $127,734 paid; all of their 138 Part D prescriptions were generic. Kerecis Limited was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $618.27 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1386798890
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jan 22, 2007
Last updated in NPPES	Sep 1, 2022
Certified by provider	Sep 1, 2022

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Primary	207XS0106X	42885	AZ
Orthopaedic Surgery	207X00000X	42885	AZ

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Hand Surgery (AZ)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	316
Services billed	5,346 across 83 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$127,734

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	138 · 139 30-day fills
Patients	117
Total drug cost	$663.51
Generic share	100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University
Graduation year	2001
Medicare specialty	Hand Surgery
Secondary specialties	Orthopedic Surgery