Akash Virupakshaiah, MD
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Akash Virupakshaiah, MD is a neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1740703412, issued on Jul 24, 2017. Check the license (California A179309, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akash Virupakshaiah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician 2084N0402X
- License number
- A179309 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1825 4TH St FL 5, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (855) 722-8273
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241120001063); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records → All 271 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1825 4TH St FL 5
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Acebedo, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104085109
- Silvia Bellfort Salinas, LCSWClinical Social Worker1295415487
- Sarah Cairo, M.D., M.P.H.Pediatric Surgery Physician1790121770
- Ashley Carrington, AU.D.Audiologist1144048513
- Tiffany Chen, MDPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician1003310673
- Michael Chow, MDPlastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1700349958
Verify Akash Virupakshaiah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A179309Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 278 among the 900 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,277.26
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Emd Serono, Inc. The 1,195 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,568.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akash Virupakshaiah among 271 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in California
Akash Virupakshaiah, MD is one of 271 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 90 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0402X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician providers in California
There are 271 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in California.
All 271 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Audrey Brumback, MD, PHDSan Francisco, CA 941431912231705
- Carla Francisco, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431992059893
- Dawn Gano, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431487999215
- Marisa Gardner, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431477882587
- Sabine Mueller, MD, PHDSan Francisco, CA 941431912020330
- Ann Oh, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431629422019
- Hannah Shapiro, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431811359045
- Elliott Sherr, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431508893207
Common questions
What is Akash Virupakshaiah, MD's NPI number?
Akash Virupakshaiah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740703412, issued on Jul 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akash Virupakshaiah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1825 4TH St FL 5, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (855) 722-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akash Virupakshaiah, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A179309, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akash Virupakshaiah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akash Virupakshaiah, MD had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician prescribers was 278. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.