Mahesh B. Kottapalli, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Desoto, TX
Mahesh B. Kottapalli, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Desoto, Texas, and NPI 1245252733, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1846, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mahesh B. Kottapalli
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- M1846 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2727 Bolton Boone Dr, Desoto, TX 75115
- Phone
- (972) 283-2370
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 296-0311
- Medicaid IDs
- 177764102 TX
177764101 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051102000613); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2727 Bolton Boone Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nebu Alexander, M.D., B.S.Infectious Disease Physician1912024100
- Dana Applewhite, D.C.Chiropractor1083863328
- Francesca Guadagno OlmosFamily Nurse Practitioner1497589022
- Olubayo Idowu, MDInternal Medicine Physician1891818399
- Nnalu Ochei, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1912010034
- Nallu Reddy, MDInternal Medicine Physician1033182431
Verify Mahesh B. Kottapalli in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M1846Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
927 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy88 claims
- Ertapenem83 claims
- Ceftriaxone80 claims
- Daptomycin73 claims
- Cefepime Hcl55 claims
- Rifampin47 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: $17.12
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Mahesh Kottapalli MD PAWaxahachie, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Mahesh B. Kottapalli, MD's NPI number?
Mahesh B. Kottapalli, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245252733, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mahesh B. Kottapalli, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2727 Bolton Boone Dr, Desoto, TX, 75115. Phone: (972) 283-2370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mahesh B. Kottapalli, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M1846, 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 Mahesh B. Kottapalli, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mahesh B. Kottapalli, MD had 927 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.