Dr. Viren S. Vasudeva, MD

Dr. Vasudeva practices at Surgery Center of Athens, LLC - HOPD in Athens, Georgia.

Dr. Vasudeva's NPI, 1386930170, was assigned on June 21, 2011. Dr. Vasudeva graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Vasudeva holds Georgia license 81240.

Dr. Vasudeva's primary practice is Surgery Center of Athens, LLC - HOPD, at 2142 W Broad St, Athens, GA 30606.

Dr. Vasudeva's primary practice is Surgery Center of Athens, LLC - HOPD in Athens, Georgia. Dr. Vasudeva is also affiliated with Piedmont Athens Regional. The medical group on file is Oconee Heart and Vascular Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vasudeva to 4 more hospitals, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vasudeva practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Vasudeva's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Vasudeva is licensed in Georgia.

CMS data shows 361 Medicare services from Dr. Vasudeva across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 170 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,171 for them.

CMS counts 170 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vasudeva in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.82, 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. Vasudeva's median patient age at 67, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vasudeva wrote 285 Medicare Part D claims for 101 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 252 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,381 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 206 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Vasudeva accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 114 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Vasudeva, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Vasudeva, published from 2014 to 2022. 2016 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Spinal Cord Injuries, Algorithms and Decompressive Craniectomy. Dr. Vasudeva has published most often in Neurosurgery. Dr. Vasudeva's most frequent co-authors are John H. Chi, MD, Yi Lu, MD, PhD and Yuri A. Pompeu, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 137 general payments to Dr. Vasudeva from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $12,419.

Dr. Vasudeva graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2011.