Katherine Makaita Takundwa, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Decatur, AL
Katherine Makaita Takundwa, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1225224025, issued on Sep 14, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 29101, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Makaita Takundwa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 29101 AL
N4776 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 7TH Street, SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 341-2909
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 341-2552
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081028000410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1201 7TH Street, SE
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Verify Katherine Makaita Takundwa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29101Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
290 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate14 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
- Cephalexin11 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 2 group practices
- Capstone Health Services Foundation PCTuscaloosa, AL
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationPrattville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Makaita Takundwa among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Katherine Makaita Takundwa, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 32 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Katherine Makaita Takundwa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine Makaita Takundwa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225224025, issued on Sep 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Makaita Takundwa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 7TH Street, SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 341-2909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Makaita Takundwa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 29101, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katherine Makaita Takundwa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Makaita Takundwa, M.D. had 290 Medicare Part D claims for 101 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.