Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Huntington Beach, CA
Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1427029883, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (California A94411, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah K. Vakkalanka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- A94411 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18800 Delaware Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
- Phone
- (714) 707-3314
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Fax
- (714) 707-3374
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070221000495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18800 Delaware Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sarah K. Vakkalanka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A94411Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
323 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide65 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate35 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Azelastine Hcl19 claims
- Azithromycin17 claims
- Cephalexin16 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,128.94
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aerin Medical Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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.
Sarah K. Vakkalanka among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
All 1,212 in California → Every provider in Huntington Beach → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sherman Don, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926471316139280
- Nghia Nguyen, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471831194539
- Ashley Balaker, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531427387547
- Scott Roof, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531669867123
- Paul Sun, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531861599193
- John Sun, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531578664025
- Christopher Yian, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531003913336
- Leslie Bain, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601306906128
Common questions
What is Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD's NPI number?
Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427029883, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18800 Delaware Street, Huntington Beach, CA, 92648. Phone: (714) 707-3314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A94411, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD had 323 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarah K. Vakkalanka, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.