Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Columbus, OH
Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1609966183, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.098983, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Somashekar Gopala Krishna
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 35.098983 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 410 W 10TH Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
- Phone
- (614) 293-6255
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2026
- Fax
- (614) 293-8518
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120917000436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 410 W 10TH Ave
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Verify Somashekar Gopala Krishna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.098983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
225 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl42 claims
- Omeprazole39 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium34 claims
- Creon25 claims
- Ursodiol11 claims
- Zenpep11 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): 95.3 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: $459.46
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Osu Internal Medicine LLCColumbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Somashekar Gopala Krishna among 741 gastroenterology physician records in Ohio
Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD is one of 741 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 540 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 741 gastroenterology physician records in Ohio.
All 741 in Ohio → Every provider in Columbus → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Akeek Bhatt, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101962609578
- Madalina Butnariu, MDColumbus, OH 432101619956638
- Darrell Gray, MD, MPHColumbus, OH 432101053588913
- Philip Hart, MDColumbus, OH 432101295939361
- Robert Kirkpatrick, MDColumbus, OH 432101558373670
- Douglas Levin, MDColumbus, OH 432101750374328
- Edward Levine, MDColumbus, OH 432101770595894
- Hagop Mekhjian, MDColumbus, OH 432101003828138
Common questions
What is Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD's NPI number?
Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609966183, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 W 10TH Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210. Phone: (614) 293-6255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.098983, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Somashekar Gopala Krishna, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 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.