Purnachandra Rao Yerneni, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bogalusa, LA
Purnachandra Rao Yerneni, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and NPI 1861571622, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 10096R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Purnachandra Rao Yerneni
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 10096R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1011 Avenue F, Bogalusa, LA 70427
- Phone
- (985) 732-9940
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 732-9979
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080728000748); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Purnachandra Rao Yerneni in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10096RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,107 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 292 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin649 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium338 claims
- Promethazine Hcl336 claims
- Potassium Chloride265 claims
- Clonazepam244 claims
- Allopurinol233 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: $465.79
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Purnachandra Rao Yerneni among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Purnachandra Rao Yerneni, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in Bogalusa → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rogelio Casama, MDBogalusa, LA 704271033211479
- Francis Cefalu, MDAmite, LA 704221629057682
- Arthur Mauterer, M.D.Amite, LA 704221215070115
- Muhammad Shahid, M.D.Amite, LA 704221992985386
- Joseph Bobrowski, M.D.Covington, LA 704331609870013
- Patricia Guidry, MDCovington, LA 704331003819152
- Tania Levi, M.D.Covington, LA 704331629058813
- Rachael Murphy, M.D.Covington, LA 704331528039781
Common questions
What is Purnachandra Rao Yerneni, MD's NPI number?
Purnachandra Rao Yerneni, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861571622, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Purnachandra Rao Yerneni, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1011 Avenue F, Bogalusa, LA, 70427. Phone: (985) 732-9940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Purnachandra Rao Yerneni, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 10096R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Purnachandra Rao Yerneni, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Purnachandra Rao Yerneni, MD had 11,107 Medicare Part D claims for 217 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.