Vindhya Athuluru
Internal Medicine โข Dalton, GA
1200 Memorial Dr
Dalton, GA 30720
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Vindhya Athuluru is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on October 28, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 396 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 211 service units.
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 83 service units.
- 99239 โ Hospital discharge day management: 82 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 126 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Levofloxacin โ 27 prescription fills, including refills.
- Pantoprazole Sodium โ 20 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate โ 19 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Dalton, GA (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 612. Middle half: 146 to 1,895.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 672. Middle half: 262 to 1,455.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 875 in 2020 to 396 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1200 Memorial Dr
Dalton, GA 30720
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Brooklyn, NY. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Apogee Medical Group Georgia. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2010
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
170 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $36,675 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $29,048 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
133 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$845 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $54.62 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $54.62 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $30.62 across 1 record.
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc: $24.00 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
16 years (graduated 2010)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2010 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2015
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Vindhya Athuluru has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Vindhya Athuluru as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Dalton and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Dalton, GA (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 612. Middle half: 146 to 1,895.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 672. Middle half: 262 to 1,455.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Dalton, GA (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $53,523. Middle half: $16,011 to $147,887.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $60,432. Middle half: $25,430 to $112,727.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Dalton, GA (2024, 32 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $39,988. Middle half: $12,316 to $112,074.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $46,319. Middle half: $19,271 to $87,339.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Dalton, GA (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 850. Middle half: 85 to 7,287.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,481 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 990. Middle half: 139 to 5,701.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Dalton, GA (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $105,053. Middle half: $723 to $562,170.
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,481 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,428. Middle half: $6,948 to $490,450.
41 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Dalton, GA (3,919 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Dalton
19.5% of these 41 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.2% of these 41 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 55% from 875 in 2020 to 396 in 2024.
- 2020: 875
- 2021: 386
- 2022: 417
- 2023: 331
- 2024: 396
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 48% from $69,933 in 2020 to $36,675 in 2024.
- 2020: $69,933
- 2021: $29,990
- 2022: $38,278
- 2023: $32,541
- 2024: $36,675
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 47% from $54,735 in 2020 to $29,048 in 2024.
- 2020: $54,735
- 2021: $23,750
- 2022: $30,255
- 2023: $25,822
- 2024: $29,048
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 135 in 2019 and 126 in 2024.
- 2019: 135
- 2020: 60
- 2022: 145
- 2023: 47
- 2024: 126
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 139 in 2019 and 133 in 2024.
- 2019: 139
- 2020: 60
- 2022: 149
- 2023: 49
- 2024: 133
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 17% from $1,022 in 2019 to $845 in 2024.
- 2019: $1,022
- 2020: $665
- 2022: $7,409
- 2023: $192
- 2024: $845
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $207.63 in 2019 to $54.62 in 2024.
- 2019: $207.63
- 2020: $68.40
- 2023: $27.27
- 2024: $54.62
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $54.62.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ANDEXXA | General | $30.62 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XARELTO | General | $24.00 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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211 | 97 | $78.45 | $73.45 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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83 | 47 | $117.31 | $111.23 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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82 | 79 | $115.89 | $106.27 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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20 | 20 | $186.10 | $161.53 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Levofloxacin | Levofloxacin | 27 | 171 | $129.84 | 27 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 20 | 771 | $83.35 | 18 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 19 | 529 | $96.16 | 17 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 18 | 103 | $22.92 | 16 |
| Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime Axetil | 15 | 86 | $190.43 | 15 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 14 | 420 | $52.96 | 14 |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 13 | 393 | $269.34 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - HOSPITALIST
I20190815000679
GA
3072850742
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Apogee Medical Group Georgia
705 Dixie St, Carrollton, GA 301173818
Phone: 7708129666
Secondary Practice Locations
1545 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, NY 112131122
Phone: 9177576326
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
AGPCNPC
Nurse Practitioner
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care Medicine
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1200 MEMORIAL DR, DALTON, GA 30720 (Tel: 7062726000)
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: NY 296784)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1545 ATLANTIC AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 112131122 (Tel: 9177576326)
Registered at 753 CLASSONA VENUE 10 B, BROOKLYN, NY 11238 (Tel: 9177576326)
Recorded as VINDHYA ATHULURU
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Dalton
- Dr. Phuong Ta, MD
- Dr. Mahsheed Khajavi, MD
- Dr. Ektaben Patel, MD
- Dr. James Blackwell, MD
- Dr. Eric Jensen, MD
- Dr. Javier Obeso, MD
Mailing Address
753 Classona Venue 10 B
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 9177576326