Dr. Vijayabharathi Ekambaram, MD

Dr. Ekambaram practices at HCA Florida West Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Ekambaram's NPI, 1093000689, was assigned on June 13, 2011. Dr. Ekambaram graduated from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences in 2007. Dr. Ekambaram holds Florida license ME164700.

Dr. Ekambaram's primary practice is HCA Florida West Hospital, at 8383 N Davis Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32514 in Escambia County. The practice phone is (850) 494-4000.

Dr. Ekambaram's primary practice is HCA Florida West Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare. The medical group on file is West Florida Behavioral Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ekambaram to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ekambaram practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Psychiatry is Dr. Ekambaram's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Ekambaram is board certified in obesity medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ekambaram's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, California, Oklahoma, Massachusetts and District of Columbia.

Dmand AI lists psychological distress, psychoses and substance abuse among the conditions Dr. Ekambaram treats.

CMS data shows 175 Medicare services from Dr. Ekambaram across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 35 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,341 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 35 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ekambaram in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 22 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have mood disorders. Their average risk score is 1.85, 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. Ekambaram's median patient age at 40, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ekambaram wrote 84 Medicare Part D claims for 18 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 70 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,035 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 75 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Ekambaram accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Ekambaram, published from 2018 to 2023. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Ekambaram's most frequent co-authors are Sachin Relia, MD, Ruchi Aggarwal, MD and Kiran Prasad Maski, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Ekambaram from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $111.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Ekambaram, most recently Best Didactic Teacher of The Year/Most Supportive Child Psychiatry Faculty in 2019.

Dr. Ekambaram graduated from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences in 2007. Dr. Ekambaram is a member of AACAP, AASM, APA and Obesity Medical Association-OMA.