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Venkat Vikram Chitumalla, M.D.

NPI 1750585113ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Ocala, FL

Internal Medicine, Nephrology (M.D.) with Ocala Kidney Group Inc, practicing in Ocala, Florida. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $545,736 for 1,238 claims, against $162,319 paid for services in 2024. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $855.32 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Adventhealth Ocala and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1750585113
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJun 12, 2007
Last updated in NPPESDec 6, 2011

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary207RN0300XME109160FL
Internal Medicine207R00000X4301085558MI
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program390200000X4301085558MI

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Exclusion screening

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

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (FL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients442
Services billed2,088 across 19 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$162,319

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,238 · 3,125 30-day fills
Patients296
Total drug cost$545,736
Generic share76% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2003
Medicare specialtyNephrology
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$855.32 · 41 payments from 15 companies
  • 2024$698.89 · 24 payments from 12 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Amgen Inc.$161.7910
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$98.585
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$73.193
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$67.253
Ardelyx, Inc.$63.533

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$838.43 · 40 payments
  • Education$16.89 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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