Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Hershey, PA
Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1457974164, issued on May 28, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD481303, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hema Madhuri Arikala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD481303 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-8521
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250829003096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hema Madhuri Arikala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD481303Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hema Madhuri Arikala among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania
Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Hershey
They are 44 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD's NPI number?
Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457974164, issued on May 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD481303, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hema Madhuri Arikala, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.