Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Austin, TX
Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1568434694, issued on Feb 2, 2006. Check the license (Texas K8646, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mrinalini Kulkarni
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- K8646 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 313 E 12TH St, Austin, TX 78701
- Phone
- (512) 324-9650
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (513) 224-9651
- Medicaid ID
- 197935302 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081215000056); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mrinalini Kulkarni in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K8646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium31 claims
- Testosterone Cypionate13 claims
- Cinacalcet Hcl12 claims
- Desmopressin Acetate12 claims
- Hydrocortisone11 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): 71.5 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: $6,925.53
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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 2 group practices
- Central Texas Community Health CentersAustin, TX
- Seton Family OF DoctorsAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mrinalini Kulkarni among 743 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Texas
Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD is one of 743 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD's NPI number?
Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568434694, issued on Feb 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 313 E 12TH St, Austin, TX, 78701. Phone: (512) 324-9650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K8646, 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 Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD had 96 Medicare Part D claims; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mrinalini Kulkarni, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.5 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.