NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jitendra Thakkar, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Sioux Falls, SD

Jitendra Thakkar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1598710782, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 5196, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598710782
Name
Jitendra Thakkar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
5196 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1305 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone
(605) 328-4973
Enumerated
May 24, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2022
Fax
(605) 328-1295
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041105000937); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1305 W 18TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Beth AbrahamsonNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1013047380
  2. Unknown AbubakarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235020959
  3. Mamoon AhmedHospitalist Physician1679184360
  4. Sameer Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1619549292
  5. Swetha Alapati, MDHospitalist Physician1982051421
  6. Joseph Alex, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1407484819

Verify Jitendra Thakkar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Jitendra Thakkar15
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sanford ClinicSioux Falls, SD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jitendra Thakkar among 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota

Jitendra Thakkar, MD is one of 247 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 146 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 60% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

110 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sioux Falls

They are 110 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Aspaas, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051215932116
  2. Robert Behrend, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051578569000
  3. Emad Beshai, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051528069598
  4. Allen Funk, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051306841291
  5. Gregory Geise, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051144221938
  6. Timothy Hurley, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051194720623
  7. Eric Larson, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051134124019
  8. David Nelson, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051538164066

Common questions

What is Jitendra Thakkar, MD's NPI number?

Jitendra Thakkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598710782, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jitendra Thakkar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 328-4973. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jitendra Thakkar, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 5196, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jitendra Thakkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jitendra Thakkar, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jitendra Thakkar, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78 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.