NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nischala Dhanekula, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Cumming, GA

Nischala Dhanekula, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cumming, Georgia, and NPI 1831402817, issued on Jul 20, 2010. Check the license (Georgia 80279, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831402817
Name
Nischala Dhanekula
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
80279 GA
271987 NY
37902 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3850 Windermere Pkwy Ste 105, Cumming, GA 30041
Phone
(678) 455-2800
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2024
Fax
(770) 888-9998
Medicaid IDs
379021 SC
03757568 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240807002470); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3850 Windermere Pkwy Ste 105

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Elizabeth CooperNurse Practitioner1407418098
  2. Katherine Fulco, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922316405
  3. Syed NayerPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1134870355
  4. Steven Taylor, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1144264268
  5. Vijayalakshmi Vaddireddy, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1629278866

Verify Nischala Dhanekula in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

103 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Nischala Dhanekula103
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $102.16

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Esperion Therapeutics, 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.

  1. Nischala Dhanekula$102.16
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Northside Primary Care Professional Services,llcCumming, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nischala Dhanekula among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Nischala Dhanekula, 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 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

45 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cumming

They are 45 of the 2,362 NPPES records with a practice address in Cumming, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Renata Batko, MDCumming, GA 300411427068501
  2. Priya Bayyapureddy, M.D.Cumming, GA 300411336184126
  3. William Childs, D.O.Cumming, GA 300411083648000
  4. Otto GoycoCumming, GA 300411013990431
  5. Xiaoqing Guo, MDCumming, GA 300411699776641
  6. Justine Henao, D.O.Cumming, GA 300411902808645
  7. Uma Jamched, MDCumming, GA 300411265434252
  8. Smita Kapoor, MDCumming, GA 300411477749687

Common questions

What is Nischala Dhanekula, MD's NPI number?

Nischala Dhanekula, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831402817, issued on Jul 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nischala Dhanekula, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3850 Windermere Pkwy Ste 105, Cumming, GA, 30041. Phone: (678) 455-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nischala Dhanekula, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 80279, 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 Nischala Dhanekula, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nischala Dhanekula, MD had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.