Dr. Umakanth Avula
Trauma Surgery (Trauma Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Indiana University School of Medicine (2016)
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 231
Licensed in Illinois since 2021, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Medical school: Indiana University School of Medicine
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Trauma Surgery Physician primary
IL license 036-156843 (first issued 2021; active) -
Surgery Physician
IL license 036156843 (first issued 2021; active) -
Surgical Critical Care Physician
IL license 036156843 (first issued 2021; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL
- John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL
- Osf Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL
- Cgh Medical Center Sterling, IL
- Valley West Community Hospital Sandwich, IL
Medical groups
- Osf Multi-Specialty Group (2,114 clinicians)
- Cook County (788 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 231
- Services billed
- 402
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 36 | 26 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 29 | 20 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 19 | 19 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 7 companies reported 31 payments worth $11,678 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $11,050 |
|---|---|
| Polynovo North America LLC | $209 |
| Davol Inc. | $140 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $119 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $107 |
| Conmed Corporation | $35.71 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | $17.39 |
| Education | $8,000 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $2,611 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,068 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 3, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $2,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Apr 16, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Apr 30, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Apr 1, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 28, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,000 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $577 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jan 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to AUSTIN, TX · in-kind | $458 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ATLANTA, GA · in-kind | $359 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 4, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to NORCROSS, GA · in-kind | $297 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $196 |
All 18 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 30, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $190 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 29, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $190 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 28, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,000 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $125 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $577 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $30.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Apr 30, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Apr 16, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Apr 1, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $196 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $131 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $19.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 4, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to NORCROSS, GA · in-kind | $297 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Mar 3, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $2,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ATLANTA, GA · in-kind | $359 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ATLANTA, GA · in-kind | $19.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jan 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to AUSTIN, TX · in-kind | $458 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jan 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to AUSTIN, TX · in-kind | $19.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.