Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Marietta, GA
Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Marietta, Georgia, and NPI 1033100797, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 61974, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meenakshi Hema Kakarala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 61974 GA
ME80724 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 790 Church St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
- Phone
- (678) 797-8201
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 260861800 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090817000450); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meenakshi Hema Kakarala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 61974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,327 Medicare Part D claims for 522 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. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium265 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate249 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium173 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium158 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium117 claims
- Lisinopril106 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): 90.8 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: $106.76
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mdvip Medical Group GA-AtlAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Meenakshi Hema Kakarala among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
122 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Marietta
They are 122 of the 6,900 NPPES records with a practice address in Marietta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD's NPI number?
Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033100797, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 790 Church St NE, Marietta, GA, 30060. Phone: (678) 797-8201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 61974, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD had 4,327 Medicare Part D claims for 522 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Meenakshi Hema Kakarala, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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.