NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu

Internal Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ

Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1457843096, issued on May 30, 2018. Check the license (Arizona R76887, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457843096
Name
Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
R76887 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6200 N LA Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85741
Phone
(520) 742-9000
Enumerated
May 30, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220919003100); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6200 N LA Cholla Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ryan Abraham, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639794324
  2. Bahbak Adrangi, MDAnesthesiology Physician1811972565
  3. Abram Aguilar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700080900
  4. Ramin Ahsaei, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1467420612
  5. Bisma Akram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508785536
  6. Sami Al-Jabban, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124879739

Verify Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

461 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lakshmi Ainapurapu461
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel23 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
  3. Furosemide20 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate20 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate19 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): 97.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%92.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Arizona Inpatient Medicine Associates LLCTucson, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona

Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

651 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson

They are 651 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adam Boyer, MDTucson, AZ 857411760440317
  2. Patricia Carter, MDTucson, AZ 857411780688689
  3. David Gates, MDTucson, AZ 857411750346565
  4. Paul Gregory, MDTucson, AZ 857411255397790
  5. Terry Hargrove, MDTucson, AZ 857411336117092
  6. Jocelyn Hendricks, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857411497742068
  7. Brian Mayernick, MDTucson, AZ 857411114916384
  8. Rebecca Nara, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411083602700

Common questions

What is Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu's NPI number?

Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457843096, issued on May 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6200 N LA Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85741. Phone: (520) 742-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number R76887, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu had 461 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lakshmi Saritha Ainapurapu's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.