Hema Edupuganti, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Gulfport, MS
Hema Edupuganti, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1881608115, issued on Jul 29, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18308, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hema Edupuganti
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 18308 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 13TH St, Gulfport, MS 39501
- Phone
- (228) 867-5201
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2023
- Fax
- (228) 867-3152
- Medicaid ID
- 05480269 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040305000440); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4500 13TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Summer Allen, MDHospitalist Physician1730491036
- Rachel Allen Rydbeck, NPNurse Practitioner1568921245
Verify Hema Edupuganti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
364 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Eliquis18 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate16 claims
- Furosemide14 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: $246.27
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Memorial Hospital AT GulfportGulfport, MS · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
38 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gulfport
They are 38 of the 2,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulfport, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.
All 38 in Gulfport → All 972 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport →
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Common questions
What is Hema Edupuganti, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hema Edupuganti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881608115, issued on Jul 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hema Edupuganti, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 13TH St, Gulfport, MS, 39501. Phone: (228) 867-5201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hema Edupuganti, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18308, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hema Edupuganti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hema Edupuganti, M.D. had 364 Medicare Part D claims for 135 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.