Dr. Sivacharan Buddhavarapu, MD

Dr. Buddhavarapu practices at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria, Illinois, part of The Carle Foundation.

Dr. Buddhavarapu's NPI, 1245612092, was assigned on June 28, 2015. Dr. Buddhavarapu holds Illinois license 036.163965.

Dr. Buddhavarapu's primary practice is Carle Health Methodist Hospital, at 221 N E Glen Oak Ave, Peoria, IL 61636 in Peoria County. The practice phone is (309) 672-5522.

Dr. Buddhavarapu's primary practice is Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria, Illinois, part of The Carle Foundation. Dr. Buddhavarapu is also affiliated with OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. The medical group on file is Carle Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buddhavarapu to 2 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Buddhavarapu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Buddhavarapu is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 1,271 Medicare services from Dr. Buddhavarapu across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 450 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,274 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 450 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buddhavarapu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 184 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, 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. Buddhavarapu's median patient age at 76, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Buddhavarapu wrote 1,103 Medicare Part D claims for 225 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 948 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $326,261 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 96 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Buddhavarapu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 41 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Buddhavarapu, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 156 general payments to Dr. Buddhavarapu from 9 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $25,096.