Joel J. Pallapati, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Harlingen, TX
Joel J. Pallapati, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1730192816, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1895, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel J. Pallapati
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- K1895 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2101 Pease St, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 389-6565
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 389-6567
- Medicaid IDs
- 045876202 TX
045876201 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100727000301); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel J. Pallapati in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1895Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,299 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium487 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate189 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium152 claims
- Lisinopril106 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate103 claims
- Losartan Potassium95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- SU Clinica FamiliarHarlingen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel J. Pallapati among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Joel J. Pallapati, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Harlingen
They are 72 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Harlingen, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Joel J. Pallapati, MD's NPI number?
Joel J. Pallapati, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730192816, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel J. Pallapati, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2101 Pease St, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 389-6565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel J. Pallapati, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1895, 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 Joel J. Pallapati, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel J. Pallapati, MD had 3,299 Medicare Part D claims for 381 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.