Hema Korlakunta, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Denton, TX
Hema Korlakunta, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Denton, Texas, and NPI 1174604789, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas N0182, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hema Korlakunta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- N0182 TX
23217 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2245 Brinker RD Ste 100, Denton, TX 76208
- Phone
- (940) 312-6262
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2022
- Fax
- (940) 312-6261
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110616000777); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hema Korlakunta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N0182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,334 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate381 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate233 claims
- Furosemide205 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er189 claims
- Lisinopril187 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium183 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $159.56
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Hema Korlakunta among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Hema Korlakunta, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in Denton → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Caldwell, M.D., F.A.C.C.Denton, TX 762101154327203
- Gary Fazio, M.D.Denton, TX 762101255331955
- Ricky Harris, D.O.Denton, TX 762101427058940
- Robert Park, M.D.Denton, TX 762101881695930
- Mian Yousuf, MDDenton, TX 762101841491297
- Simon Allo, M.D.Denton, TX 762011841375177
- Niteesh ChitturuDenton, TX 762011073017828
- Mitchel Kruger, M.D.Denton, TX 762011356399414
Common questions
What is Hema Korlakunta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hema Korlakunta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174604789, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hema Korlakunta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2245 Brinker RD Ste 100, Denton, TX, 76208. Phone: (940) 312-6262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hema Korlakunta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N0182, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hema Korlakunta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hema Korlakunta, M.D. had 3,334 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hema Korlakunta, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.