Dr. Harsha Vittal, MD

Dr. Vittal practices at Surgery Center Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California.

Dr. Vittal's NPI, 1245308931, was assigned on December 1, 2006. Dr. Vittal graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Vittal's California license number on file is A95303.

Dr. Vittal's primary practice is Surgery Center Palo Alto, at 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301. The practice phone is (650) 324-1832.

Dr. Vittal's primary practice is Surgery Center Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Vittal is also affiliated with El Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vittal 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. Vittal practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Vittal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Vittal is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Vittal's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Maine, Minnesota and Nevada.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colonoscopy, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatitis c, intestinal or bowel obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and pancreas or bile duct endoscopy (ERCP) among the conditions Dr. Vittal treats.

CMS data shows 843 Medicare services from Dr. Vittal across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 452 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $127,001 for them.

CMS counts 452 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vittal in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 180 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vittal's median patient age at 58, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vittal wrote 342 Medicare Part D claims for 161 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 239 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,236 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 195 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Vittal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vittal as offering telehealth. CMS counts 383 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Vittal, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Vittal, published from 2008 to 2010. The most frequent topics are Gastroparesis, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and Mice, Inbred BALB C. Dr. Vittal has published most often in Gastroenterology. Dr. Vittal's most frequent co-authors are Guillermo A. Gomez, MD, Kirk Patrick Bernadino, MD and Douglas Howell, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 37 general payments to Dr. Vittal from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 75% of the total. ERBE USA Inc paid the most, $940.

Dr. Vittal graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 1999.

Dr. Vittal is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.