Alfred Vijay Rathinam, M.D.
NPI 1629287776ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Athens, GA
Hospitalist (M.D.) in Athens, Georgia, trained at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (class of 2003). In 2024 Medicare paid $38,510 for 191 patients, and Part D covered 72 of their prescriptions. Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $125.62 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1629287776 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 22, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 18, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 074767 | GA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 074767 | GA |
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 - Internal Medicine (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 191 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 411 across 11 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $38,510 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 72 · 78 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 50 |
| Total drug cost | $9,708 |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2003 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Piedmont Athens Hospitalist Physicians LLCAthens, GA · 176 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA
Other facilities
- Compassus-AthensHospice · Athens, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$125.62 · 6 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$896.93 · 24 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $49.02 | 2 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | $26.75 | 1 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $18.29 | 1 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $16.45 | 1 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $15.11 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$125.62 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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