Venkata Appala Satyalakshmi Suda, M.D.
NPI 1982884078ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Cary, NC
Internal Medicine, Nephrology (M.D.) with Triangle Kidney Associates PLLC, practicing in Cary, North Carolina. 269 Medicare patients in 2024, $105,457 paid; nearly all of their 729 Part D prescriptions were generic (92%). Travere Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $63.30 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Wakemed, Cary Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1982884078 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 17, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary | 207RN0300X | 2009-00016 | NC |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 2009-00016 | NC |
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 - Nephrology (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 269 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,396 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $105,457 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 729 · 1,336 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 140 |
| Total drug cost | $90,077 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Triangle Kidney Associates PLLCCary, NC · 2 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary, NC
- Wakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC
Other facilities
- Fresenius Medical Care ApexDialysis facility · Apex, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$63.30 · 4 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$98.92 · 6 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $37.87 | 3 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | $25.43 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$60.92 · 3 payments
- Education$2.38 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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