Physician Profile
Venkateswara R. Dharmavarapu, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Dharmavarapu
Based in Saint Louis, MO, Venkateswara R. Dharmavarapu, MD is listed in the NPI registry under pain management. Venkateswara is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology. According to Medicare claims data, Venkateswara cared for 472 Medicare patients across 498 services. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes, injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance, and injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch. NPI 1538148036 identifies this record in the national registry.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (636) 386-7222
- Email not available
Practice Locations
10010 KENNERLY RD
Saint Louis, MO 63128
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pain Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Abdominal & visceral pain
Cancer
Chest
Chronic pain
Feet
Foot & ankle pain
Head & Face
Headaches
Joint & soft tissue pain
Joint pain
Joints
Muscle pain
Muscles
Nerve pain
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Shingles pain
Pelvic & nerve pain
Pelvis
Shoulder & arm pain
Spine
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tailbone pain
- Whiplash
Spine pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Device management
Diagnostics
Implants
Infusions
Injections
- Botox for migraines
- Botox for muscle spasms
- Bursa injection
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
- Celiac plexus block
- Cryoneurolysis
- Facet Joint Injections
- Facial nerve block for headache
- Fluoroscopy-guided spine injection
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Knee Joint Injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Medial branch block
- SI Joint Injections
- Stellate ganglion block
- Tendon Injections
- Trigger Point Injections
- Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injections
Integrative medicine
Medication
Minimally invasive procedures
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Genicular nerve ablation
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Neuromodulation
Regenerative
Regenerative medicine
Spine
Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Cold laser therapy
- Dry needling
- E-Stim Therapy
- Electroacupuncture
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
- Shockwave Therapy
Therapy & counseling
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
498 services · 472 patients · 10 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance | Procedure | 64488 |
73 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Procedure | 64450 |
67 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | Procedure | 64447 |
62 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | Procedure | 64415 |
61 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve (sciatic nerve) | Procedure | 64445 |
32 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | Procedure | 62324 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 76942 |
58 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | Anaesthesia | 00910 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Pain Management |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Office visit | 99231 |
103 | More than most peers in Pain Management |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Office visit | 99221 |
19 | As often as other peers in Pain Management |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other pain managements in Saint Louis 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 12 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1985 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance 4
Providers in MO who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Dharmavarapu's specialty?
Dr. Dharmavarapu is a pain management in Saint Louis, MO. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Dharmavarapu?
Dr. Dharmavarapu is listed at 10010 Kennerly Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63128. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Dharmavarapu?
The number on file is (636) 386-7222. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Dharmavarapu's NPI number?
Dr. Dharmavarapu's National Provider Identifier is 1538148036. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Dharmavarapu's medical education?
Dr. Dharmavarapu attended Other, graduating in 1985. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Dharmavarapu been practicing?
Dr. Dharmavarapu has 41 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1985, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Dharmavarapu known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Dharmavarapu performs procedures including injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance, injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch and injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for needle placement; provides treatments such as anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Dharmavarapu confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Dharmavarapu. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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