NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Santosh Hakkapakki, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Tyler, TX

Santosh Hakkapakki, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1568641371, issued on Oct 29, 2007. Check the license (Texas N9217, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568641371
Name
Santosh Hakkapakki
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
N9217 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 S Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
Phone
(903) 597-0351
Enumerated
Oct 29, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120714000076); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1000 S Beckham Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Pratik Adhikari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578400065
  2. Matthew Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1942517008
  3. Emad Al Rawashdeh, MDNeurology Physician1902435837
  4. Ali Al YasariStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548134588
  5. Teri Alexander, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1780766345
  6. Muhammad Almas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1962086900

Verify Santosh Hakkapakki in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,103 Medicare Part D claims for 514 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.

  1. Santosh Hakkapakki1,103
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levofloxacin110 claims
  2. Prednisone103 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass67 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium67 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
  6. Furosemide41 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: $20.04

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.

  1. Santosh Hakkapakki$20.04
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Etmc Physician Group, Inc.Tyler, TX
  2. North Texas Physician Services, PLLCLongview, TX

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

Santosh Hakkapakki among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Santosh Hakkapakki, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

146 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tyler

They are 146 of the 5,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Tyler, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yvonne Baum, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011679572614
  2. Marcus Byrd, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011518930304
  3. Gene Earl, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011134122567
  4. Michael Gorby, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011366446049
  5. James Holleman, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011083692248
  6. Paul Lim, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011942288634
  7. Eric Madore, MDTyler, TX 757011982678884
  8. Aleksandra Olsson-Detwiler, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011740280510

Common questions

What is Santosh Hakkapakki, M.D.'s NPI number?

Santosh Hakkapakki, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568641371, issued on Oct 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Santosh Hakkapakki, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 S Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 597-0351. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Santosh Hakkapakki, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N9217, 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 Santosh Hakkapakki, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Santosh Hakkapakki, M.D. had 1,103 Medicare Part D claims for 514 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.