Active NPI
Venkata Krishna Puppala, M.D.
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- San Antonio, TX
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- License
- V3413
- Practice address
- 4502 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229-4402 - Phone
- (210) 644-3278
- Fax
- (210) 702-6130
- NPI assigned
- Jun 8, 2007
- Last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Sex
- Male
- Sole proprietor
- No
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Specialties & licenses 2
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Disease Physician | 207RC0000X | 48505 | WI | |
| Cardiovascular Disease Physician | 207RC0000X | V3413 | TX | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
4502 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229-4402
Mailing address
4502 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229-4402
Phone (210) 644-3278
Other identifiers 1
| Identifier | Type | State | Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1619170438 | Medicaid | WI |
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in WI, TX
- Eligible to order & refer
- Part B services: Yes
- Medical equipment: Yes
- Home health: Yes
- Power mobility devices: Yes
- Hospice: Yes
Enrollment records 2
Care Compare profile
Medicare Care Compare- Specialty
- Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
- Education
- Other, 2001
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth services
- Group practices
Practice addresses (Care Compare)
4502 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229-4402
Phone (210) 358-2015
Hospital & facility affiliations
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Final score
- 96.65 of 100
- Quality
- 83.62
- Promoting interoperability
- 100
- Improvement activities
- 40
- Cost
- 78.03
National Provider Directory
National Provider Directory- Medicare enrollment (NPD)
- Enrolled
- Credentials
- Doctor of Medicine
State licenses
| License | State | Type | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48505 | WI | MD | Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
Practice roles
| Organization | Specialty | Status | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Medicine Associates | Internal Medicine | Current | Accepting new patients |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. | Internal Medicine | Current | Accepting new patients |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area, Inc | Past | Accepting new patients |
Locations
4502 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone (210) 358-3555
903 W Martin St
#492
San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone (210) 358-3441
8701 Watertown Plank Rd
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone (414) 456-4100
9200 W Wisconsin Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone (414) 259-3000
Interoperability endpoints
- vpuppala695972@uhssa.direct-ci.com
Organizations & group practices 3
Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.
-
dba University Medicine Associates
- Family Medicine Physician
- San Antonio, TX
- NPI 1245313329
Internal Medicine
-
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Milwaukee, WI
- NPI 1699720086
-
dba Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Clinical Medical Laboratory
- Clinical Medical Laboratory
- Marinette, WI
- NPI 1083791115
Hospital & facility affiliations 3
Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.
-
dba University Health
- General Acute Care Hospital
- San Antonio, TX
- NPI 1821011248
-
dba UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty & Research Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- San Antonio, TX
- NPI 1326829904
-
dba Baptist Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- San Antonio, TX
- NPI 1598744856
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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}Other providers in San Antonio, TX
Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 14, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
- Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
- National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.