Individual provider Active NPI

Veli Kemal Topkara, M.D.

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
  • Madison, WI
National Provider Identifier
1497085609
Registry record updated Dec 10, 2024
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RA0001X
License
83751 Issued in WI
Practice address
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792-3720
Phone
(608) 263-1690
Fax
(608) 265-1918
NPI assigned
Jan 11, 2010
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Dec 10, 2024

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X 270964 NY
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X 83751 WI
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X 83751 WI Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792-3720

Mailing address

7974 Uw Health CT
Middleton, WI 53562-5531

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address vtopkara4201229@direct.uwhealth.org

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NY, WI2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20140711000896 NY Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyPractitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)Practitioner - Internal Medicine 3971728775 Reassigns benefits to 3 organizations
I20240709000685 WI Practitioner - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyPractitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) 3971728775 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyAlso: Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Education
Other, 2003
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation IncGroup PAC ID 6608785464, 2,537 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792-0001
Phone (608) 263-6400

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority Hospital, Madison, WI, CCN 520098
  • Uw Health Hospital, Rockford, IL, CCN 140228
  • Unitypoint Health - Meriter Hospital, Madison, WI, CCN 520089
  • Richland Hospital Hospital, Richland Center, WI, CCN 521341

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
83.32 of 100Reported as group
Quality
87.78
Promoting interoperability
77
Improvement activities
40
Cost
75.8

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
100 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
85.32
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
270964NYMDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
83751WIMDCardiovascular Disease Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York CurrentSince Jul 1, 2014 Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York CurrentSince Jan 1, 2019 Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York CurrentSince Dec 13, 2016 Accepting new patients
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, Inc CurrentSince Mar 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, Inc CurrentSince Mar 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York CurrentSince Dec 13, 2016 Accepting new patients
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation Inc Past Accepting new patients

Locations

622 W 168th St
#4100
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-5123

630 W 168th St
#4
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-6387

622 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-4931

161 Fort Washington Ave
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-8559

835 S Van Buren St
Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone (888) 901-7246

600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792
Phone (608) 263-0325

7974 Uw Health Ct
Middleton, WI 53562
Phone (608) 829-5270

1821 N 4th Ave
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone (715) 675-9451

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: vkt7001@direct.nyp.org
  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/
  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/

Organizations & group practices 7

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 5

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "postal_code": "535625531"
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        "last_name": "TOPKARA",
        "first_name": "VELI",
        "middle_name": "KEMAL",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2010-01-11",
        "last_updated": "2024-12-10",
        "certification_date": "2024-12-10",
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}

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