Samakshi Krishna, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Samakshi Krishna, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1255431664, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00042159, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samakshi Krishna
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD00042159 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 426-6341
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 426-6344
- Medicaid ID
- 8377681 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040317000623); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samakshi Krishna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00042159Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
412 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis21 claims
- Losartan Potassium18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Furosemide16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Franciscan Medical GroupFederal Way, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samakshi Krishna among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Samakshi Krishna, M.D. is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
262 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 262 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Samakshi Krishna, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samakshi Krishna, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255431664, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samakshi Krishna, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 426-6341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samakshi Krishna, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00042159, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samakshi Krishna, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samakshi Krishna, M.D. had 412 Medicare Part D claims for 150 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.