NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Helena, AR

Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Helena, Arkansas, and NPI 1659474161, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas R4048, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State 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
1659474161
Name
Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
R4048 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
810 Newman Dr # A, Helena, AR 72342
Phone
(870) 338-7441
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(870) 338-7945
Medicaid ID
117462001 AR
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,094 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Prabhakara Tukivakala4,094
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate239 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium202 claims
  3. Simvastatin164 claims
  4. Lisinopril138 claims
  5. Glipizide133 claims
  6. Omeprazole132 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $13.88

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, 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. Prabhakara Tukivakala$13.88
  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.

Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas

Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala, MD is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 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 207R00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Helena

They are 3 of the 168 NPPES records with a practice address in Helena, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Praveen Kanneganti, M.DHelena, AR 723421710116801
  2. Edward Pillow, MDHelena, AR 723421659387181
  3. Sudesh Banaji, M.DForrest City, AR 723351003815192
  4. Aaron Best, MDForrest City, AR 723351013954320
  5. Sudhir Kumar, M.D.Forrest City, AR 723351275509069
  6. Frank Schwartz, M.D.Forrest City, AR 723351568451136
  7. Alisha Wyatt, M.D.Forrest City, AR 723351528257250
  8. Purnima Sarkar, MDEarle, AR 723311205899572

Common questions

What is Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala, MD's NPI number?

Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659474161, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Newman Dr # A, Helena, AR, 72342. Phone: (870) 338-7441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number R4048, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Prabhakara Reddy Tukivakala, MD had 4,094 Medicare Part D claims for 307 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.