Akhila Sunkara, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Akhila Sunkara, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1710448790, issued on Mar 31, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-01091, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akhila Sunkara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2022-01091 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-9253
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220903000449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akhila Sunkara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-01091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,073 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium103 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate88 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium84 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide67 claims
- Alprazolam60 claims
- Gabapentin58 claims
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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akhila Sunkara among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Akhila Sunkara, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem
They are 218 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Akhila Sunkara, MD's NPI number?
Akhila Sunkara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710448790, issued on Mar 31, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akhila Sunkara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-9253. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akhila Sunkara, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-01091, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akhila Sunkara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akhila Sunkara, MD had 2,073 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.