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Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

1301 W Eau Gallie Boulevard Suite 112
Melbourne, FL 32935

(321) 327-9788

Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL specializing in interventional pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD is affiliated with Health First.

Office Locations

1301 W Eau Gallie Boulevard Suite 112
Melbourne, FL 32935

(321) 327-9788

(321) 320-7636

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7332 Office Park Place Suite 103
Melbourne, FL 32940

(321) 327-9788

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

sacroiliac joint injection

By Affordability:

aspiration

aspiration procedures

joint aspiration

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

trigger point injection

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD performed more sacroiliac (SI) joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for aspiration, aspiration procedures, joint aspiration, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and trigger point injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

facet rhizotomy injection

pain management

rhizotomy

By Affordability:

epidural nerve block

epidural nerve block with local anesthetic

epidural steroid injection

lumbar selective nerve root block

lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection

nerve block

nerve block for pain

nerve block injection

nerve procedures

percutaneous procedures

sacral selective nerve root block

sacral transforaminal epidural steroid injection

sacroiliac joint injection

selective nerve root block

spinal injection

spinal joint injection

spinal procedures

steroid injections

subarachnoid block

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD performed more facet rhizotomy injection, pain management, and rhizotomy (nerve ablation) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for epidural nerve block, epidural nerve block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), epidural steroid injection, lumbar (low-back) selective nerve root block, lumbar (low-back) transforaminal epidural steroid injection, nerve block, nerve block for pain, nerve block injection, nerve procedures, percutaneous procedures, sacral (low-back) selective nerve root block, sacral (low-back) transforaminal epidural steroid injection, sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal injection, spinal joint injection, spinal procedures, steroid injections, subarachnoid block, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	527
injections	181
minimally invasive procedures	46
nerve block	60
nerve procedures	46
pain management	150
spinal procedures	80

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	16
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
diagnostic procedures	85
doctor visit	912
injections	284
minimally invasive procedures	82
nerve block	109
nerve procedures	82
pain management	235
spinal procedures	122

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	27
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2015 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	76
diagnostic procedures	130
doctor visit	1078
injections	301
minimally invasive procedures	149
nerve block	122
nerve procedures	149
pain management	318
spinal procedures	150

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	34
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	62
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2016 were pain management, injections, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	71
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	684
injections	203
minimally invasive procedures	109
nerve block	74
nerve procedures	109
pain management	209
spinal procedures	87

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	17
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	140

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	17
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	216
hospital care	915
injections	39
inpatient care	915
nursing home care	262
pain management	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	55
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	70
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	44
Dementia	36
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	368
hospital care	374
injections	14
inpatient care	374
nursing home care	138

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	34
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	66
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	45
Dementia	44
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	609
hospital care	273
injections	63
inpatient care	273
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	39
nerve procedures	26
pain management	89
spinal procedures	63

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	38
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	37
Dementia	30
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2022 were pain management, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
doctor visit	918
hospital care	128
injections	168
inpatient care	128
minimally invasive procedures	83
nerve block	33
nerve procedures	83
pain management	204
spinal procedures	107

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	47
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2023 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
doctor visit	1043
injections	217
minimally invasive procedures	88
nerve block	32
nerve procedures	88
pain management	240
spinal procedures	118

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	35
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL during 2024 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	81
doctor visit	1272
injections	235
minimally invasive procedures	128
nerve block	19
nerve procedures	128
pain management	282
spinal procedures	131

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	14
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	46
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Melbourne, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pain management.

aspiration	54
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	608
hospital care	422
injections	170
inpatient care	422
minimally invasive procedures	88
nerve block	61
nerve procedures	88
nursing home care	200
pain management	193
spinal procedures	107

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD.

**Gender**
Female	136
Male	103

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	214
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	68
85 and over	29
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	97

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Health First

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$283 Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $154	Proclaim IPG $82	Penta SCS Leads $47
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$142 BUTRANS $131	INTERMEZZO $11
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$112 Neuro-Chronic Pain $112
Boston Scientific Corporation	$95 WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $76	SPECTRA SYSTEM $20
Terumo BCT, Inc.	$52 SmartPRep $52
Other	$274 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $39	Gralise $39	QUTENZA $35	KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $31	XTAMPZA $30	Other $99

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$959

Biography

Dr. Vijay Katukuri is a Melbourne, FL physician who specializes in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). Dr. Katukuri has obtained a license to practice in Florida.

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD in 2024

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Katukuri, MD From 2012 - 2024

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