Venkateswara P. Poola, MBBS

Venkateswara Poola practices at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, part of Memorial Health System.

Venkateswara Poola's NPI, 1821248881, was assigned on September 26, 2008. Venkateswara Poola holds Illinois license 036-135600.

Venkateswara Poola's primary practice is Springfield Memorial Hospital, at 701 N First St, Springfield, IL 62702 in Sangamon County. The practice phone is (217) 788-3000.

Venkateswara Poola's primary practice is Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, part of Memorial Health System. Venkateswara Poola is also affiliated with HSHS St. John's Hospital. The medical group on file is SIU Medicine. Dmand AI also links Venkateswara Poola 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 Venkateswara Poola practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Venkateswara Poola's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Venkateswara Poola is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 158 Medicare services from Venkateswara Poola across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 127 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,937 for them.

CMS counts 127 Medicare patients who saw Venkateswara Poola in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 60 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Venkateswara Poola's median patient age at 61, with 53% women.

In 2024, Venkateswara Poola wrote 161 Medicare Part D claims for 140 patients. 63% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 140 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,376 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 75 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Venkateswara Poola for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Venkateswara Poola accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 40 procedures of colonoscopy by Venkateswara Poola, more than 59% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Venkateswara Poola, published from 2013 to 2024. 2023 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Clinical Competence, Internship and Residency and Curriculum. Venkateswara Poola has published most often in Dis Colon Rectum. Venkateswara Poola's most frequent co-authors are Kristine Elizabeth Calhoun, Samuel G. Eisenstein, MD and Carla Francesca Justiniano, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Venkateswara Poola from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Heron Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $51.