Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Jackson, MS
Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1083025324, issued on May 8, 2014. Check the license (Mississippi 27705, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lekha Sunkara Deere
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 27705 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216
- Phone
- (601) 815-2005
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200728000611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lekha Sunkara Deere in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 27705Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
450 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta85 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa72 claims
- Ventolin Hfa34 claims
- Prednisone32 claims
- Incruse Ellipta24 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol23 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): 69.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $576.73
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- State OF Mississippi-University OF Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lekha Sunkara Deere among 13 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Mississippi
Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D. is one of 13 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2009 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 13 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Mississippi.
All 13 in Mississippi → Every provider in Jackson → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wade ChristopherJackson, MS 392161205220217
- Geeta Gyamlani, MDJackson, MS 392161235144114
- Christopher Swift, D.O.Meridian, MS 393011023320280
- Joe Pressler, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011164625448
- Steven Stogner, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011699884288
- Robert WalleyHattiesburg, MS 394011588047567
- Eduardo Soto Interiano, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021639433725
- Francesco Simeone, MDBiloxi, MS 395301851482855
Common questions
What is Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083025324, issued on May 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS, 39216. Phone: (601) 815-2005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 27705, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D. had 450 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lekha Sunkara Deere, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.8 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.