Praveena Sunkara, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Frisco, TX
Praveena Sunkara, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Frisco, Texas, and NPI 1043672041, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (Texas U2331, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Praveena Sunkara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- U2331 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8195 Custer RD Ste 110, Frisco, TX 75035
- Phone
- (214) 666-6259
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240805002564); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8195 Custer RD Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Praveena Sunkara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U2331Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
298 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium12 claims
- Losartan Potassium12 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 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): 80.2 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: $50.30
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
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
- Php Ins TX PLLCAubrey, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Praveena Sunkara among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Praveena Sunkara, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
78 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Frisco
They are 78 of the 4,217 NPPES records with a practice address in Frisco, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Praveena Sunkara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Praveena Sunkara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043672041, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Praveena Sunkara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8195 Custer RD Ste 110, Frisco, TX, 75035. Phone: (214) 666-6259. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Praveena Sunkara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U2331, 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 Praveena Sunkara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Praveena Sunkara, M.D. had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Praveena Sunkara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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.