Venu Vemuri, DO

About

VENU VEMURI, DO is an orthopedic spine surgery located at 6420 DUTCHMANS PKWY STE 250 in LOUISVILLE, KY.

Venu Vemuri is one of 222 orthopedic providers listed in LOUISVILLE, KY on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 74% of Venu Vemuri's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was spine work. Their most frequent service was insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion for 16 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion

  29

  16 patients · near the state median of 33

• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level

  24

  16 patients · near the state median of 24

• Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance

  21

  15 patients · near the national median of 26

• Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment

  17

  11 patients · below the state median of 26

• Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment

  13

  13 patients · near the state median of 15

Training and practice

Venu Vemuri has been in practice since 2002, after graduating from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Med.

• Affiliated with Baptist Health Louisville, Norton Hospitals, Inc and Schneck Medical Center
• Offers telehealth visits

Industry relationships

Manufacturers reported $165,071 in payments and transfers of value to Venu Vemuri in 2024, excluding meals, travel and gifts. Relationships like these are common among surgeons who help design implants or train other clinicians, and companies are required by law to report them.

• royalties on devices or techniques they helped develop

  $157,071

• consulting

  $8,000

Reported by Alphatec Spine, Inc, SI-BONE, INC.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2024, as reported by manufacturers. Disclosure is required by law and does not indicate anything improper. Figures reflect what companies reported and may include work unrelated to patient care. Providers who believe a figure is wrong should take it up with CMS, and can contact us about how it appears here.

Registry record

• Licensed in Kentucky
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

A DO degree indicates completion of an osteopathic medical program, which includes the same medical training as an MD with additional emphasis on the musculoskeletal system and osteopathic manipulative treatment. DOs are fully licensed physicians who can prescribe medication, perform surgery, and specialize in any medical field including orthopedic surgery.