Dr. Laalasa Varanasi, MD

Dr. Varanasi practices at San Francisco Medical Center in San Francisco, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.

Dr. Varanasi's NPI, 1750778775, was assigned on April 16, 2015. Dr. Varanasi graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Varanasi holds California license A147373.

Dr. Varanasi's primary practice is San Francisco Medical Center, at 2425 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 833-2646.

Dr. Varanasi's primary practice is San Francisco Medical Center in San Francisco, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Varanasi is also affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Varanasi to 2 more hospitals, 4 medical groups and 1 dialysis center, each named with a free account.

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

Nephrology is Dr. Varanasi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Varanasi is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Varanasi is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic anemia, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, kidney disease and parathyroid gland disorder among the conditions Dr. Varanasi treats.

CMS data shows 644 Medicare services from Dr. Varanasi across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 243 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $57,415 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 243 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Varanasi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 83 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.95, 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. Varanasi's median patient age at 71, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Varanasi wrote 759 Medicare Part D claims for 120 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 598 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $106,734 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 696 claims across 25 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Varanasi. Dr. Varanasi's most frequent co-authors are Michelle Mae Estrella, MD and Dana M. Larsen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Varanasi from 4 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $204.

Dr. Varanasi graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 2015.

Dr. Varanasi is in network with 6 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.