Karunakar Akasapu, M.D.,
Pulmonary Disease Physician · North Richland Hills, TX
Karunakar Akasapu, M.D., is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in North Richland Hills, Texas, and NPI 1366671117, issued on Jul 14, 2009. Check the license (Texas U0288, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karunakar Akasapu
- Credential
- M.D.,
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- U0288 TX
E-10161 AR
E-10161 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5592 Davis Blvd, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
- Phone
- (945) 367-2107
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170802001233); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 967 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Verify Karunakar Akasapu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U0288Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
487 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta97 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa79 claims
- Montelukast Sodium47 claims
- Breo Ellipta37 claims
- Roflumilast32 claims
- Prednisone26 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: $315.20
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Baptist Health ServicesFort Smith, AR
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karunakar Akasapu among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Karunakar Akasapu, M.D., is one of 967 pulmonary 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 2009, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
All 967 in Texas → Every provider in North Richland Hills → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Herrmann, M.D.North Richland Hills, TX 761801649251497
- David Maldonado, M.D.North Richland Hills, TX 761801386624476
- Ranjit Nair, M.D.N Richland Hills, TX 761801407055221
- Steven Kim, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761771649594268
- Sridhar Iyer, MDDenton, TX 762011043299712
- Jamal Mubarak, M.D.Denton, TX 762011003839747
- Mukesh Saraiya, MDDenton, TX 762101952345704
- Noble Ezukanma, M.D.Lakeside, TX 761351295705291
Common questions
What is Karunakar Akasapu, M.D.,'s NPI number?
Karunakar Akasapu, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366671117, issued on Jul 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karunakar Akasapu, M.D., located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5592 Davis Blvd, North Richland Hills, TX, 76180. Phone: (945) 367-2107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karunakar Akasapu, M.D.,'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U0288, 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 Karunakar Akasapu, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karunakar Akasapu, M.D., had 487 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.