Padmavathi Annaldasula, SCCA, Emergency Medicine

Padmavathi Annaldasula is a (SCCA) Senior Coding Compliance Analyst for the department of Emergency Medicine. She has been with UT Health-Houston since 2015.

Professional credentials include:

• University of Bombay (Mumbai, India): BS in Chemistry
• Bombay Institute of Technology (Mumbai, India): Post Graduate Diploma Course in Pharmaceutical
• AAPC:  (CPC) Certified Professional Coder
• HCC Coleman College for Health Science: Implementation Support Specialist

Padma has been with UT Health-Houston since 2015. Prior to UT Health-Houston, she worked with an Orthopedic specialty group as a Compliance Officer for 10 years.

Other areas of expertise include Orthopedics, Internal Medicine, Pain Management, Physical Therapy, DME, and Hospitalist specialty coding and billing guidelines. She is an auditor, educator, presenter, reimbursement specialist, researcher, writer, organizer, and data analyst.

Originally from Mumbai, India, Padma has called Houston home since 2005. Padma, her husband, son, and fur baby Benji enjoy traveling and scouting out new places and planning for their next adventure. She also enjoys hiking, reading, and playing sports.

Padma relies on her resourcefulness to develop both her professional and personal life. She believes, knowing your strength and weakness helps you to grow.