NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pydi Akella, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · San Jose, CA

Pydi Akella, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1417305624, issued on May 27, 2016. Check the license (California A161756, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417305624
Name
Pydi Akella
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A161756 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1675 Lorient Ter, San Jose, CA 95133
Phone
(832) 278-7743
Enumerated
May 27, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190919003070); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2016
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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Verify Pydi Akella in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Pydi Akella34
  2. Specialty average521

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): 80.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%46.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
  2. Quantum Bay Area Hospitalist Medical Group IncMountain View, CA

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

Pydi Akella among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Pydi Akella, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sushil Adhikari, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281295907301
  2. Randi Kestler, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281780909242
  3. Brandon Kobayashi, MDSan Jose, CA 951281679078257
  4. Neelima Komatineni, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281225064108
  5. Hong Diem Le, DOSan Jose, CA 951281225533839
  6. Sushma Pai, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281619188596
  7. Hoang Pham, MDSan Jose, CA 951281346551819
  8. Megan Stevens, MDSan Jose, CA 951281558821868

Common questions

What is Pydi Akella, M.D.'s NPI number?

Pydi Akella, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417305624, issued on May 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pydi Akella, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1675 Lorient Ter, San Jose, CA, 95133. Phone: (832) 278-7743. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pydi Akella, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A161756, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Pydi Akella, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pydi Akella, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Pydi Akella, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 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.