Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD
Surgery Physician · Mullins, SC
Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Mullins, South Carolina, and NPI 1629004049, issued on Jun 25, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 7929, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Parakkat Gopalakrishnan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 7929 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 119 W Lowman St, Mullins, SC 29574
- Phone
- (843) 464-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 464-4017
- Medicaid IDs
- 079293 SC
GP0379 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070612000186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 647 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 119 W Lowman St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert De Grood, MDSurgery Physician1841248085
- Chadwick Thomas, M.D.Surgery Physician1346289907
- Eric Yancey, M.D.Surgery Physician1417960360
Verify Parakkat Gopalakrishnan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 7929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Musc Community PhysiciansMullins, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Parakkat Gopalakrishnan among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1963 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 surgery physician records list a practice address in Mullins
They are 5 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Mullins, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Mullins → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert De Grood, MDMullins, SC 295741841248085
- Amy Murrell, MDMullins, SC 295741598738528
- Chadwick Thomas, M.D.Mullins, SC 295741346289907
- Eric Yancey, M.D.Mullins, SC 295741417960360
- James Hughes, MDSurfside Beach, SC 295751922062314
- Michael Carge, D.O.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721629500426
- David Carter, D.O.Myrtle Beach, SC 295721578943833
- Christen Chaconas, MDMyrtle Beach, SC 295721619472412
Common questions
What is Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD's NPI number?
Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629004049, issued on Jun 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 119 W Lowman St, Mullins, SC, 29574. Phone: (843) 464-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 7929, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.