Vidyashankar Ramaswamy Ponnathpur, MD
NPI 1588608103ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· East Stroudsburg, PA
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with St Lukes Physician Group Inc, practicing in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $767,591 for 5,479 claims, against $192,346 paid for services in 2024. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $675.54 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1588608103 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 15, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 5, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | MD067991L | PA |
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 - Family Practice (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 2,109 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 5,639 across 51 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $192,346 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,479 · 13,930 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 744 |
| Total drug cost | $767,591 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- St Lukes Physician Group IncQuakertown, PA · 2,198 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast Stroudsburg, PA
- St Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton, PA
- St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg, PA
- St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale, PA
- St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$675.54 · 7 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $236.41 | 2 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $127.87 | 2 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $124.00 | 1 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $123.34 | 1 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | $63.92 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$675.54 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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