Venu Gopal Kankani, MD

Medicare activity in 2024

Official CMS public-use data for Venu Gopal Kankani, data year 2024 (released May 21, 2026). It covers Original Medicare (fee-for-service) patients only, not Medicare Advantage or other insurance. It shows volume, not quality or outcomes. CMS hides any count of 10 or fewer patients.

Most frequent services

1. Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes (99232)270 services
2. Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes (99233)193 services
3. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes (99239)128 services
4. Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes (99223)44 services
5. Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes (99222)14 services

Chronic conditions among these patients

Share of this clinician’s Original Medicare patients with each condition, as published by CMS (it describes the patients, not the care given).

• High blood pressure75%
• High cholesterol75%
• Ischemic heart disease57%
• Chronic kidney disease53%
• Heart failure53%
• Atrial fibrillation51%

Hospitals where Venu Gopal Kankani works

Medicare's Facility Affiliation Data lists Venu Gopal Kankani at these hospitals (updated October 2, 2026). Each hospital page shows its address, phone, emergency services, Medicare rating and all its clinicians. Star rating and emergency services: Hospital General Information (CMS), data updated October 26, 2026.

• Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes-Barre, PA · Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating: 4 of 5 stars · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 390270
• Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton, PA · Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating: 2 of 5 stars · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 390001

Practice locations

Addresses where Venu Gopal Kankani is enrolled with Medicare (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• 1800 Mulberry StScranton, PA 18510 (570) 969‑7355

Group practices

Medicare enrollment lists Venu Gopal Kankani as a member of this group (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• Geisinger Clinic3,467 clinicians in the group

Specialties

• Hospitalistprimary

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Other hospitalists in Scranton

Clinicians with the same Medicare primary specialty in Scranton, PA — not a recommendation.

• Prodip K. Paul, MD
• Qi Shi, MD
• Maryam Fatima, MD
• Parminder S. Dhingra, MD
• David R. Delaplane, MD
• Sunitha Vangala, MD
• Riddhi S. Shah, MD
• Gopal Veeraraghavan, MD

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Other clinicians in Geisinger Clinic

Medicare enrollment lists these clinicians in the same group practice — not a recommendation.

• Kerri A. Orr, PA
• Patricia Slusser, NP
• Haley C. Plotts, PA
• Megan Rapp, MD
• Chrislyn Cabonilas, PA
• David Decoskey, DO

Clinician information

Most corrections must be made at the source: clinicians update their NPI Registry record (NPPES) and their Medicare enrollment (PECOS); this page follows the next data release.

Sources

1. Facility Affiliation Data — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
2. Hospital General Information — CMS, data updated October 26, 2026, retrieved November 13, 2026
3. National Downloadable File (Doctors and Clinicians) — CMS, data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
4. Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider — CMS, data year 2024, released May 21, 2026; Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service
5. NPI Registry — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NPPES), the clinician’s official record
6. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare tool to look up clinicians