Anita Kanagala, MD PHD
Family Medicine Physician · Covington, LA
Anita Kanagala, MD PHD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1962493569, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana MD.202626, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anita Kanagala
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD.202626 LA
47113 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 Lakeview Cir, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 892-6858
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2023
- Fax
- (985) 892-6965
- Medicaid ID
- 1805742 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091026000390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 130 Lakeview Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anita Kanagala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.202626Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,545 Medicare Part D claims for 348 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium278 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium199 claims
- Lisinopril161 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
- Losartan Potassium113 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium111 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $72.82
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anita Kanagala among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Anita Kanagala, MD PHD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 37 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,728 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Anita Kanagala, MD PHD's NPI number?
Anita Kanagala, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962493569, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anita Kanagala, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Lakeview Cir, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 892-6858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anita Kanagala, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.202626, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anita Kanagala, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anita Kanagala, MD PHD had 3,545 Medicare Part D claims for 348 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.