Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 112
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 107
- Part D claims, 2024
- 22
- Publications
- 165
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642
- Practice phone
- Call (585) 275-2121
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah is an orthopedic surgeon in Rochester, New York
Dr. Puvanesarajah practices at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of University of Rochester Medical Center.
Dr. Puvanesarajah's NPI, 1063752897, was assigned on February 14, 2013. Dr. Puvanesarajah graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Puvanesarajah holds New York license 307648.
- NPI
- 1063752897NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2163774209
- NPI enumeration date
- February 14, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (585) 275-2121
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah practices at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York
Dr. Puvanesarajah's primary practice is Strong Memorial Hospital, at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642 in Monroe County. The practice phone is (585) 275-2121.
- Strong Memorial Hospital601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642 · Monroe CountyPhone(585) 275-2121
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Puvanesarajah's primary practice is Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of University of Rochester Medical Center. The medical group on file is University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puvanesarajah to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Puvanesarajah practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah is one of 1,151 orthopedic surgeons in New York
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Puvanesarajah's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Puvanesarajah is licensed in New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, New YorkPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Puvanesarajah
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah billed Medicare for 112 services in 2024
CMS data shows 112 Medicare services from Dr. Puvanesarajah across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 107 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,810 for them.
Dr. Puvanesarajah's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 882024: 11227%
Where Dr. Puvanesarajah's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office8879%
- In a facility2421%
Dr. Puvanesarajah compared with the New York median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Puvanesarajah
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 112vs 72685% below
- Medicare patients
- 107vs 23655% below
- Part D claims
- 11vs 7385% below
Medians across 1,081 orthopedic surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Puvanesarajah's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah treated 107 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 107 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puvanesarajah in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 45 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 28% 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. Puvanesarajah's median patient age at 67, with 46% women.
Dr. Puvanesarajah's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Puvanesarajah's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4845%
- Men5955%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Puvanesarajah's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders49%
- Depression47%
- Anxiety37%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Diabetes32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Puvanesarajah's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Puvanesarajah wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $66 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Puvanesarajah's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2019 to 2024
- 2019
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2019: 152024: 1127%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2019.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah ranks in the 97th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare
Dr. Puvanesarajah accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 348 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Puvanesarajah, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Puvanesarajah ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 97th percentile348 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 92nd percentile92 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah has 165 publications on record
Dmand AI links 165 papers to Dr. Puvanesarajah, published from 2012 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 18. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Spinal Fusion and Lumbar Vertebrae. Dr. Puvanesarajah has published most often in Spine (Phila Pa 1976). Dr. Puvanesarajah's most frequent co-authors are Amit Jain, MD, Amit Jain, MD and Micheal Raad.
Dr. Puvanesarajah's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Puvanesarajah writes about most
- Postoperative Complications
- Spinal Fusion
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Diskectomy
- Medicare
- Scoliosis
Dr. Puvanesarajah's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Puvanesarajah
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah received $15,855 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 152 general payments to Dr. Puvanesarajah from 9 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $5,747.
General payments to Dr. Puvanesarajah by program year, 2021 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Puvanesarajah by kind, 2021 to 2025
- Food and beverage$10,24765%
- Travel and lodging$5,60835%
Companies that paid Dr. Puvanesarajah the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Puvanesarajah graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah's NPI number?
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah's NPI number is 1063752897. It was assigned on February 14, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah?
Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah is an orthopedic surgeon in Rochester, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah practice?
Dr. Puvanesarajah practices at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642. Dr. Puvanesarajah's primary practice is Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of University of Rochester Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puvanesarajah to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Puvanesarajah is (585) 275-2121.
What is Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah's medical license number?
Dr. Puvanesarajah holds New York license 307648.
Which hospitals is Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah affiliated with?
Dr. Puvanesarajah practices at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York.
What medical group is Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah part of?
Dr. Puvanesarajah is linked to University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Puvanesarajah to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Puvanesarajah billed Medicare for 112 services in 2024, and Dr. Puvanesarajah accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah see?
CMS counts 107 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puvanesarajah in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Puvanesarajah's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
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Where did Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah go to medical school?
Dr. Puvanesarajah graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Puvanesarajah's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $15,855 in general payments to Dr. Puvanesarajah from 9 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.
How long has Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah been practicing?
Dr. Puvanesarajah graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
Does Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah do research?
Dmand AI links 165 publications to Dr. Puvanesarajah, published from 2012 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Varun Puvanesarajah publish with?
Dr. Puvanesarajah's most frequent co-authors are Amit Jain, MD (62 shared papers), Amit Jain, MD (61 shared papers) and Micheal Raad (44 shared papers).
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