Krishna Pokala, MD
Neurology Physician · Austin, TX
Krishna Pokala, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1578856399, issued on May 26, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q9479, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krishna Pokala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- Q9479 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 W 38TH St, Austin, TX 78731
- Phone
- (512) 324-3540
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 365781902 TX
365781901 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161017002806); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Krishna Pokala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q9479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,492 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin214 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl117 claims
- Pregabalin76 claims
- Sumatriptan Succinate65 claims
- Donepezil Hcl60 claims
- Levetiracetam60 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $39,536.19
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Argenx US, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 one group practice
- Seton Family OF DoctorsRound Rock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krishna Pokala among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Krishna Pokala, MD is one of 1,382 neurology 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 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Krishna Pokala, MD's NPI number?
Krishna Pokala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578856399, issued on May 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krishna Pokala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 W 38TH St, Austin, TX, 78731. Phone: (512) 324-3540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krishna Pokala, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q9479, 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 Krishna Pokala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krishna Pokala, MD had 1,492 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Krishna Pokala, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.