Lakshman D. Makandura, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · West Covina, CA
Lakshman D. Makandura, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1578614657, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (California A049715, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lakshman D. Makandura
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A049715 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 910 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
- Phone
- (626) 338-8407
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 338-3937
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100215000240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lakshman D. Makandura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A049715Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
22,799 Medicare Part D claims for 1,111 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,200 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium1,037 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,030 claims
- Metformin Hcl864 claims
- Losartan Potassium743 claims
- Lisinopril715 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 18.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $452.28
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Lakshman D. Makandura among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Lakshman D. Makandura, 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Covina
They are 23 of the 2,450 NPPES records with a practice address in West Covina, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lakshman D. Makandura, M.D's NPI number?
Lakshman D. Makandura, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578614657, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lakshman D. Makandura, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 910 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 338-8407. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lakshman D. Makandura, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A049715, 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 Lakshman D. Makandura, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lakshman D. Makandura, M.D had 22,799 Medicare Part D claims for 1,111 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lakshman D. Makandura, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 18.1 of 100. 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.