Santhi Mekala, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Flint, MI
Santhi Mekala, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Flint, Michigan, and NPI 1730292368, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Michigan SM074337, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santhi Mekala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- SM074337 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1397 S Linden RD Ste A, Flint, MI 48532
- Phone
- (810) 720-9300
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (810) 720-9304
- Medicaid ID
- 104874955 MI
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1397 S Linden RD Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Santhi Mekala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license SM074337Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
572 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium45 claims
- Simvastatin35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
- Lisinopril23 claims
- Losartan Potassium23 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: $15.57
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tactile Systems Technology Inc. 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.
Santhi Mekala among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Santhi Mekala, M.D. is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 79% 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, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 54% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
187 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Flint
They are 187 of the 6,073 NPPES records with a practice address in Flint, and 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Santhi Mekala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Santhi Mekala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730292368, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santhi Mekala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1397 S Linden RD Ste A, Flint, MI, 48532. Phone: (810) 720-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santhi Mekala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number SM074337, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Santhi Mekala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santhi Mekala, M.D. had 572 Medicare Part D claims for 159 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.