Dr. Vasanth Kumar Bethala, MD

Dr. Bethala practices at Slidell Memorial Hospital in Slidell, Louisiana, part of Slidell Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Bethala's NPI, 1548263999, was assigned on May 31, 2005. Dr. Bethala graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1982. Dr. Bethala's Louisiana license number on file is 09114R.

Dr. Bethala's primary practice is Slidell Memorial Hospital, at 1001 Gause Blvd, Slidell, LA 70458 in St. Tammany Parish. The practice phone is (985) 643-2200.

Dr. Bethala's primary practice is Slidell Memorial Hospital in Slidell, Louisiana, part of Slidell Memorial Hospital. Dr. Bethala is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bethala to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bethala practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Bethala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Bethala is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bethala's licenses on file in 4 states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and New Mexico.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization and pacemaker replacement among the conditions Dr. Bethala treats.

CMS data shows 4,368 Medicare services from Dr. Bethala across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,987 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $140,439 for them.

CMS counts 1,987 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bethala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 767 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, 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. Bethala's median patient age at 73, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bethala wrote 8,933 Medicare Part D claims for 1,205 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,549 of them, across 83 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,100,368 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,901 claims across 67 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 695 general payments to Dr. Bethala from 56 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $8,606.

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Bethala, most recently Fellow in 2002.

Dr. Bethala graduated from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS in 1982. Dr. Bethala is a member of ACC, ACP and ASNC.

Dr. Bethala is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.