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Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD

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(Venkata Puppala)

(25 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease)

Guntur Medical College (2001)

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 358-4000

Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD is a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX specializing in cardiology (heart disease). He graduated from Guntur Medical College in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD is affiliated with University Hospital and University Health.

Office Locations

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	545
inpatient care	534
outpatient care	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	240
inpatient care	206
outpatient care	34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	41
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	33
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	178
inpatient care	120
outpatient care	58

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	43
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	31
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	228
inpatient care	182
outpatient care	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	62
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	43
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	242
inpatient care	164
outpatient care	78

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	44
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	42
Dementia	33
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2017 were hospital care, outpatient care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	138
inpatient care	64
outpatient care	74

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	31
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	41
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	177
inpatient care	100
outpatient care	77

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	46
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	49
Dementia	34
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	76
inpatient care	60
outpatient care	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	27
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	42
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

hospital care	228
inpatient care	178
outpatient care	49

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD.

**Gender**
Female	85
Male	64

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	102
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	34
85 and over	32
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	36

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD graduated from Guntur Medical College in 2001. He completed residency at Internal Medicine Aurora Sinai Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Guntur Medical College (2001)

Residency: Internal Medicine Aurora Sinai Medical Center (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Hospital

University Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: BlueCross BlueShield of Texas (BCBSTX) Medicaid Star+PLUS, Superior HealthPlan Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate, Aetna Health Bexar County-ACO Plan (Baptist & HealthTexas) (Please Call), WellCare Medicare Advantage, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) Commercial - All Products, Humana Medicare Advantage PPO, Aetna Health Medicare Advantage - Value Plus PPO, MultiPlan Commercial - All Products, WellMed Medicare Advantage - Cigna HealthSpring, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas (BCBSTX) Commercial - PPO - Blue Choice, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicaid (Traditional) Medicaid, Humana Military TRICARE East Region, Molina Healthcare Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans, BlueCross BlueShield - Federal Programs Commercial - Federal - All Products, Community First Health Plans (CFHP) Commercial - HMO, WellMed Medicare Advantage - WellPoint, Aetna Health Commercial - Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO), Aetna Health Commercial - Elect Choice EPO, Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - PPO, Aetna Health Commercial - Choice POS II, Imperial Health Commercial - Exchange, Aetna Health Commercial - HMO, Aetna Health Commercial - Open Choice PPO (Non-Methodist/HCA), Aetna Health Commercial - Managed Choice POS, Aetna Better Health Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate Newborn, Independent Medical Systems (IMS) Commercial - PPO, Aetna Health Commercial - Select, Curative Commercial - All Products, Aetna Health Commercial - QPOS, 6 Degrees Transplant Network, OptumHealth Transplant Network, Community First Insurance Plan (CFIP) Commercial - Exchange, Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - Exchange, Aetna Better Health Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicare (Traditional) Medicare, Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - HMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Railroad Medicare, Amerigroup, Medicare, Cigna, Children with Special Health Care Needs Program, Insurance Accepted, CareLink Program, WellMed Medicare/Health Springs and Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas (BCBSTX) Medicaid Star+PLUS

Superior HealthPlan Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate

Aetna Health Bexar County-ACO Plan (Baptist & HealthTexas) (Please Call)

WellCare Medicare Advantage

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) Commercial - All Products

Humana Medicare Advantage PPO

Aetna Health Medicare Advantage - Value Plus PPO

MultiPlan Commercial - All Products

WellMed Medicare Advantage - Cigna HealthSpring

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas (BCBSTX) Commercial - PPO - Blue Choice

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Medicaid (Traditional) Medicaid

Humana Military TRICARE East Region

Molina Healthcare Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans

BlueCross BlueShield - Federal Programs Commercial - Federal - All Products

Community First Health Plans (CFHP) Commercial - HMO

WellMed Medicare Advantage - WellPoint

Aetna Health Commercial - Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO)

Aetna Health Commercial - Elect Choice EPO

Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - PPO

Aetna Health Commercial - Choice POS II

Imperial Health Commercial - Exchange

Aetna Health Commercial - HMO

Aetna Health Commercial - Open Choice PPO (Non-Methodist/HCA)

Aetna Health Commercial - Managed Choice POS

Aetna Better Health Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate Newborn

Independent Medical Systems (IMS) Commercial - PPO

Aetna Health Commercial - Select

Curative Commercial - All Products

Aetna Health Commercial - QPOS

6 Degrees Transplant Network

OptumHealth Transplant Network

Community First Insurance Plan (CFIP) Commercial - Exchange

Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - Exchange

Aetna Better Health Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Medicare (Traditional) Medicare

Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

Railroad Medicare

Amerigroup

Medicare

Cigna

Children with Special Health Care Needs Program

Insurance Accepted

CareLink Program

WellMed Medicare/Health Springs

Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.64 out of 5 stars based on 25 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Antonio, TX.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Venkata K. Puppala, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$478 CoreValve Evolut $83	$396
Abbott Laboratories	$99 Accent $99
Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.	$91 Duexis $91
Amgen Inc.	$27 Repatha $27
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$22 ENTRESTO $22
Other	$46 VERQUVO $17	Cardiva VASCADE 6/7F VCS $15	LifeVest $14

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$396
Food and Beverage	$367

Biography

Dr. Venkata Puppala works as an adult cardiology and hospital medicine (hospitalist). He has a 4.5 out of 5 star average patient rating. He is affiliated with the University Health. Dr. Puppala takes Amerigroup, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Puppala's training includes a residency program at Aurora Sinai Medical Center.