Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, MD, PHD

Individual provider Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · NPI 1629395660

Vikram Rathnam Palanivel, MD, PHD is an Interventional Cardiology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 2010, 16 years ago. Practices with University of Penn-Medical Group, a 3,401-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Pennsylvania.

Years since qualifying
16
Trained at
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Licensed in
PA
In the registry since
2010
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
A research doctorate. In healthcare it usually sits alongside a clinical licence.

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Practice location Address checks out

Student / training record This NPI belongs to someone enrolled in a health care training programme. It carries no licence and no practice of its own, so no address or phone number is published for it.

Philadelphia, PA

Specialties & licences

Cardiovascular Disease Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RC0000X · Licence MD460166 (PA)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X · Licence NOT APPLICABLE

Record details

NPI number1629395660
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD , PHD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 30, 2010
Last updated in NPPESOctober 28, 2019

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
Medical schoolPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2010 (16 years in practice)
Group practice University Of Penn-Medical Group — 3401 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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