Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli, M.D.,
Internal Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA
Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli, M.D., is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1477554996, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 10035, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli
- Credential
- M.D.,
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 10035 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 134 Hospital Dr, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 266-5592
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 266-5594
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 134 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10035Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Potassium Chloride12 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.
107 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 107 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli, M.D.,'s NPI number?
Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477554996, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli, M.D., located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 134 Hospital Dr, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 266-5592. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli, M.D.,'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 10035, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shankaraiah R. Kothapalli, M.D., had 29 Medicare Part D claims; 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.