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Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS

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Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) and Adult Cardiology

Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga (2005)

Professional interests include: enlarged heart (cardiomegaly), bicuspid aortic valve disease, chest pain, and more.

9105 Franklin Square Drive Suite 209
Baltimore, MD 21237

(410) 574-1330

Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS is a hospitalist in Baltimore, MD specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist) and adult cardiology. He graduated from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga in 2005 and has 20 years of experience. Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS is affiliated with MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and MedStar Health.

Office Locations

Address:

9105 Franklin Square Drive Suite 209
Baltimore, MD 21237

Some issues Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC)

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is a device implantation procedure that reduces the risk of stroke for patients who have atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart beats out of rhythm. Atrial fibrillation causes blood to collect in the left atrial appendage, a small sac located in the top left chamber of the heart. The blood that collects in this appendage can form clots and cause stroke when pumped out of the heart.

To implant the device, a long, flexible tube, called a catheter, is inserted into a large vein in the groin and advanced to the heart. Once the tube reaches the left side of the heart, X-ray is used to guide a thinner catheter into the left atrial appendage. The tiny device is then passed through the tube and into the appendage. When the doctor has made sure it is in the right place, she takes the catheter out, and the procedure is completed.

This minimally invasive procedure usually requires a hospital stay of at least one day. Normal activities may be resumed within a few days. About 45 days following implantation, a test will be done to determine whether the device has closed the left atrial appendage. Check-ups have to be performed every year to make sure the device is in place.

hospital care	179
inpatient care	169
outpatient care	10

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	16
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

hospital care	682
inpatient care	656
outpatient care	26

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	40
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

hospital care	1229
inpatient care	1133
outpatient care	96

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	184
Less than 65	128

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

hospital care	907
inpatient care	875
outpatient care	32

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	141

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	56
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

hospital care	196
inpatient care	197

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	16
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	44
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

hospital care	171
inpatient care	172

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	15
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	56
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

hospital care	444
inpatient care	445

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	67
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	53
Dementia	33
Cancer	16

hospital care	409
inpatient care	410

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	38
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	51
Dementia	35
Cancer	18

hospital care	290
inpatient care	291

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS treated as a hospitalist in Baltimore, MD were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

hospital care	501
inpatient care	483
outpatient care	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Female	102
Male	82

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	154
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	43
75 to 84	49
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	57

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS graduated from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga in 2005. He completed residency at University of Maryland Medical Center. He has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga (2005)

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2013)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

MedStar 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. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, Community Care Network (CCN), TRICARE, Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AmeriHealth, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, Aetna, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, MD, MBBS accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

Community Care Network (CCN)

TRICARE

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AmeriHealth

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

Amerigroup

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

Aetna

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Innovation Health: POS

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$3,257 THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $2,050	ENSITE PRECISION $681	Ensite $199	AVEIR $150	OPTIS $112	Other $64
Medtronic, Inc.	$228 $228
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$125 ONPATTRO $125
Boston Scientific Corporation	$88 GENERAL - THERAPIES $88
IMPULSE DYNAMICS (USA) INC.	$57 OPTIMIZER $57
Other	$55 TEFLARO $27	ProtekDuo $17	DALIRESP $12

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,947
Food and Beverage	$1,664
Education	$199

Biography

Dr. Ramarao Vunnam, who practices in Baltimore, MD, is a medical specialist in adult cardiology and hospital medicine (hospitalist). After attending Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga for medical school, he completed his residency training at the University of Maryland Medical Center. His areas of expertise include the following: double aortic arch, eisenmenger syndrome, and atrial fibrillation. Amerigroup, Blue California, and Coventry are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Vunnam honors. He is professionally affiliated with MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.