Raj Kumar Akula, M.D
Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX
Raj Kumar Akula, M.D is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1093145070, issued on Nov 12, 2013. Check the license (Texas Q7998, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Raj Kumar Akula
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- Q7998 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7600 Beechnut St 8TH FL B Wing, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (713) 456-5686
- Enumerated
- Nov 12, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160727000989); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7600 Beechnut St 8TH FL B Wing
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Raj Kumar Akula in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q7998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
516 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium38 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl21 claims
- Furosemide21 claims
- Clopidogrel20 claims
- Eliquis20 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: $27.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHumble, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Raj Kumar Akula among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Raj Kumar Akula, M.D is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2013, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 42% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 25% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.
All 1,587 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jyothsna Amirneni, M.DHouston, TX 770741700026457
- Rita Anighoro, M.D.Houston, TX 770741225349061
- Murad Aslam, M.D.Houston, TX 770741699936708
- Kalyani Ballapuram, M.DHouston, TX 770741962707414
- Joseph Dang, M.D.Houston, TX 770741518908763
- Agnes Ezike, M.D.Houston, TX 770741699809483
- Kalpna Mistry, M.D.Houston, TX 770741447488903
- Jayavani Moodley, M.D.Houston, TX 770741215101464
Common questions
What is Raj Kumar Akula, M.D's NPI number?
Raj Kumar Akula, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093145070, issued on Nov 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Raj Kumar Akula, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7600 Beechnut St 8TH FL B Wing, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 456-5686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Raj Kumar Akula, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q7998, 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 Raj Kumar Akula, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Raj Kumar Akula, M.D had 516 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.