Smitha Akula
Psychiatry Physician · Cupertino, CA
Smitha Akula is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cupertino, California, and NPI 1336522044, issued on Jun 30, 2015. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Smitha Akula
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 125067449 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19000 Homestead RD, Cupertino, CA 95014
- Phone
- (408) 366-4400
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201116003030); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 19000 Homestead RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Gertrude Bonincontro, MFTMental Health Counselor1407907736
- Pamela Boyle, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1316088065
Verify Smitha Akula in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,908 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl146 claims
- Sertraline Hcl135 claims
- Gabapentin127 claims
- Bupropion Xl107 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate96 claims
- Lorazepam90 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Smitha Akula among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Smitha Akula is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Cupertino
They are 15 of the 945 NPPES records with a practice address in Cupertino, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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- Mark McCormick, MDCupertino, CA 950141437236387
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Common questions
What is Smitha Akula's NPI number?
Smitha Akula's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336522044, issued on Jun 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Smitha Akula located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19000 Homestead RD, Cupertino, CA, 95014. Phone: (408) 366-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Smitha Akula's license?
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 Smitha Akula prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Smitha Akula had 1,908 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.