Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D
Hospitalist Physician · Fresno, CA
Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1326402132, issued on Apr 7, 2016. Check the license (California A159122, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Naga Swathi Palakodety
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A159122 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1303 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 450-7242
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 450-7470
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200515001954); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Naga Swathi Palakodety in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A159122Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 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): 84 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Health PartnersFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Naga Swathi Palakodety among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California 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 Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D's NPI number?
Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326402132, issued on Apr 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1303 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 450-7242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number A159122, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Naga Swathi Palakodety, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.