Ramakrishna Thotakura
Hospitalist Physician · Pine Bluff, AR
Ramakrishna Thotakura is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and NPI 1588807994, issued on Apr 15, 2009. Check the license (Arkansas E-9536, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramakrishna Thotakura
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- E-9536 AR
004087 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 W 40TH Ave, Pine Bluff, AR 71603
- Phone
- (870) 541-8767
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2024
- Fax
- (870) 541-8761
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160310000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ramakrishna Thotakura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-9536Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
363 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
- Eliquis16 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate16 claims
- Glipizide Er12 claims
- Furosemide11 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: $20.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, 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 2 group practices
- Jefferson Hospital Association, IncPine Bluff, AR
- University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramakrishna Thotakura among 154 hospitalist physician records in Arkansas
Ramakrishna Thotakura is one of 154 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 2009, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 40% 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
- Graduated2006 · median 2009 among the 125 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 154 hospitalist physician records in Arkansas.
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- Khaled Matar, MDPine Bluff, AR 716031851851992
- Maria Theresa Montales, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR 716031265889638
- Carla Pumphrey, MDPine Bluff, AR 716031114330552
- Kimberly Willis, MDPine Bluff, AR 716031487852562
- John Russell, MDLake Village, AR 716531952380651
- Russell Deluca, MDHot Springs, AR 719011053359877
Common questions
What is Ramakrishna Thotakura's NPI number?
Ramakrishna Thotakura's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588807994, issued on Apr 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramakrishna Thotakura located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 W 40TH Ave, Pine Bluff, AR, 71603. Phone: (870) 541-8767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramakrishna Thotakura's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-9536, 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 Ramakrishna Thotakura prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramakrishna Thotakura had 363 Medicare Part D claims for 130 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.