Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1770870867, issued on Jul 8, 2011. Check the license (California C175506, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- C175506 CA
66858 AZ
81973 GA
2021-00287 NC
MD38903 SC
and 3 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 323-6511
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211117002620); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C175506Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
498 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Xifaxan43 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 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: $30.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 4 group practices
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
- Ihc Health Services IncOgden, UT
- Vituity - Arizona Hospitalists PCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Springs
They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati, M.D.'s NPI number?
Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770870867, issued on Jul 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 323-6511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C175506, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krishna Chaitanya Pakanati, M.D. had 498 Medicare Part D claims for 174 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.