Dr. Sandhya Venugopal, MD

Dr. Venugopal practices at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Venugopal's NPI, 1013921253, was assigned on July 27, 2006. Dr. Venugopal graduated from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Venugopal holds California license A91083.

Dr. Venugopal's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center, at 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 734-2011.

Dr. Venugopal's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Venugopal is also affiliated with Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. The medical group on file is UC Davis Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Venugopal to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Venugopal practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Venugopal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Venugopal is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Venugopal's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Oregon and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, circulation problems, congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Venugopal treats.

CMS data shows 3,824 Medicare services from Dr. Venugopal across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,515 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $89,693 for them.

CMS counts 2,515 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Venugopal in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 977 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Venugopal's median patient age at 58, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Venugopal wrote 927 Medicare Part D claims for 128 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 792 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $240,534 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 683 claims across 22 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Venugopal for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Venugopal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Venugopal as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Venugopal, published from 2015 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Electrocardiography, Chest Pain and Exercise Test. Dr. Venugopal has published most often in Am J Med. Dr. Venugopal's most frequent co-authors are Edris Aman, MD, Samuel Owen Clarke, MD and Rakhee Rajendra Kumar Makhija, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Venugopal from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $403.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Venugopal, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Venugopal graduated from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Venugopal is a member of ACC.

Dr. Venugopal is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.