Kathyayini Tappeta, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Rapid City, SD
Kathyayini Tappeta, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1487394524, issued on Mar 29, 2022. Check the license (South Dakota 17510, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathyayini Tappeta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 17510 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 Flormann St, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Phone
- (605) 755-3300
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250924001198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kathyayini Tappeta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 17510Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathyayini Tappeta among 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota
Kathyayini Tappeta, 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 2022, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 146 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
43 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rapid City
They are 43 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Rapid City, and 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Kathyayini Tappeta, MD's NPI number?
Kathyayini Tappeta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487394524, issued on Mar 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathyayini Tappeta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Flormann St, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 755-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathyayini Tappeta, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 17510, 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 Kathyayini Tappeta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathyayini Tappeta, MD had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.