Dr. Varun Talanki, MD

  • Murrieta, CA
  • Urologist
NPI1386022382PAC ID0143552133
Medicare services, 2024
2,583
Medicare patients, 2024
481
Part D claims, 2024
2,273
Publications
3
MIPS score, 2024
89
Practice address
25495 Medical Center Dr, Ste 101, Murrieta, CA 92562
Practice phone
Call (951) 200-7777
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Primary practice

Temecula Valley Day Surgery - Murrieta

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Murrieta, California

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Dr. Varun Talanki is a urologist in Murrieta, California

Dr. Talanki practices at Temecula Valley Day Surgery - Murrieta in Murrieta, California.

Dr. Talanki's NPI, 1386022382, was assigned on May 11, 2015. Dr. Talanki graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2015. Dr. Talanki holds California license A170659.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143552133
NPI enumeration date
May 11, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(951) 200-7777
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Varun Talanki practices at Temecula Valley Day Surgery - Murrieta in Murrieta, California

Dr. Talanki's primary practice is Temecula Valley Day Surgery - Murrieta, at 25495 Medical Center Dr, Ste 101, Murrieta, CA 92562. The practice phone is (951) 200-7777.

  • Temecula Valley Day Surgery - Murrieta
    25495 Medical Center Dr, Ste 101, Murrieta, CA 92562Phone(951) 200-7777

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Dr. Varun Talanki is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Talanki's primary practice is Temecula Valley Day Surgery - Murrieta in Murrieta, California. Dr. Talanki is also affiliated with Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital. The medical group on file is Tri-Valley Urology Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Talanki to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Varun Talanki's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Talanki practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Temecula Valley Day Surgery - MurrietaAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Varun Talanki is one of 1,395 urologists in California

Urology is Dr. Talanki's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Talanki is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dr. Talanki is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A170659 · 2020 to 2026 · taxonomy 208800000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and pelvic prolapse among the conditions Dr. Talanki treats.

Urologists near Dr. Talanki

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Varun Talanki billed Medicare for 2,583 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,583 Medicare services from Dr. Talanki across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 481 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $135,413 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,583
Medicare patients481
Paid by Medicare$135,413
Procedure codes21

Dr. Talanki's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6332024: 78724%
Surgery
2023: 6592024: 5999%
Other services
2023: 162024: 5633419%
Lab and pathology
2023: 4312024: 4525%
Imaging
2023: 582024: 8140%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 922024: 6925%
Tests and treatments
2023: 402024: 3220%

Dr. Talanki compared with the California median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Talanki
  • California median
Medicare services
2,583vs 1,0502.5 times
Medicare patients
481vs 34639% above
Part D claims
2,132vs 6423.3 times

Medians across 1,310 urologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Talanki's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Varun Talanki treated 481 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 481 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Talanki in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 204 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Talanki's median patient age at 71, with 24% women.

Medicare patients, 2024481
Average age76
Average risk score1.35
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Talanki's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Talanki's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9219%
  • Men38981%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Talanki's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Ischemic heart disease38%
  5. Diabetes36%
  6. Chronic kidney disease31%
  7. Cancer30%
  8. Atrial fibrillation25%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Talanki's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women24%
  • Men75%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Varun Talanki wrote 2,273 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Talanki wrote 2,273 Medicare Part D claims for 697 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,132 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,013,289 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,297 claims across 33 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,273
Drugs named by CMS32
Total drug cost$1M
Part D patients697

Dr. Talanki's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,959 claims86%
  • Brand-name and other314 claims14%

Dr. Talanki's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Talanki's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids7%153 of 2,273 claims
  • Antibiotics19%425 of 2,273 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,2972024: 2,1327%

Drugs named by CMS: 32 in 2024, 33 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Varun Talanki scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Talanki for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Talanki accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Talanki's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 77.7of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Varun Talanki has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Talanki, published from 2015 to 2025. Dr. Talanki has published most often in Urol Case Rep. Dr. Talanki's most frequent co-authors are Howard L. Adler, MD, Felix Cheung, MD and Tal Cohen, MD.

Papers3
Years published2015 to 2025

Dr. Talanki's papers by year, 2015 to 2025

Dr. Talanki's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Talanki

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Dr. Varun Talanki received $123,737 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 345 general payments to Dr. Talanki from 46 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Verathon Inc. paid the most, $109,075.

General payments to Dr. Talanki by program year, 2021 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Talanki by kind, 2021 to 2025

$123.7Kin total
  • Consulting fees$109,07588%
  • Food and beverage$9,6218%
  • Education$3,1313%
  • Travel and lodging$1,6141%
  • Honoraria$2950%

Companies that paid Dr. Talanki the most, 2021 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Varun Talanki graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Dr. Talanki graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
  2. Board certified in urologyAmerican Board of Urology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Varun Talanki accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Talanki is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Molina
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Talanki accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO6
  3. HMO5
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Varun Talanki's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Varun Talanki's NPI number?

Dr. Varun Talanki's NPI number is 1386022382. It was assigned on May 11, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Varun Talanki?

Dr. Varun Talanki is a urologist in Murrieta, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Varun Talanki practice?

Dr. Talanki practices at 25495 Medical Center Dr, Ste 101, Murrieta, CA 92562. Dr. Talanki's primary practice is Temecula Valley Day Surgery - Murrieta in Murrieta, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Talanki to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Varun Talanki's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Talanki is (951) 200-7777.

What is Dr. Varun Talanki's medical license number?

Dr. Talanki holds California license A170659.

Which hospitals is Dr. Varun Talanki affiliated with?

Dr. Talanki is affiliated with Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Talanki to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Varun Talanki part of?

Dr. Talanki is linked to Tri-Valley Urology Medical Group.

Does Dr. Varun Talanki accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Talanki billed Medicare for 2,583 services in 2024, and Dr. Talanki accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Varun Talanki's MIPS score?

Dr. Talanki's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Varun Talanki see?

CMS counts 481 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Talanki in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Varun Talanki board certified?

Yes. Dr. Talanki is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.

What services does Dr. Varun Talanki bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Talanki's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and lab and pathology test (81002).

Where did Dr. Varun Talanki go to medical school?

Dr. Talanki graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2015.

What drugs does Dr. Varun Talanki prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Talanki's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim and Trospium Chloride.

Has Dr. Varun Talanki received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $123,737 in general payments to Dr. Talanki from 46 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Verathon Inc.

How long has Dr. Varun Talanki been practicing?

Dr. Talanki graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Dr. Varun Talanki do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Talanki, published from 2015 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Varun Talanki publish with?

Dr. Talanki's most frequent co-authors are Howard L. Adler, MD (1 shared paper), Felix Cheung, MD (1 shared paper) and Tal Cohen, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Varun Talanki accept?

Dr. Talanki is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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