NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sowmya Padakanti

Internal Medicine Physician · Waco, TX

Sowmya Padakanti is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1174011043, issued on Apr 26, 2018. Check the license (Texas U4296, 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
1174011043
Name
Sowmya Padakanti
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
U4296 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712
Phone
(254) 202-2000
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2024
Fax
(254) 202-7226
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251101000382); 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 100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd

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

  1. Cynthia AdamsCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1891932984
  2. Ronald AdcockCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881708105
  3. Randolph Aguayo, APRN ACNPC-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1174343685
  4. Miguel AguirreAnesthesiologist Assistant1215170584
  5. Jazbeen Ahmad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1740579903
  6. David Alexander, M.D.Surgery Physician1598745705

Verify Sowmya Padakanti 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

65 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sowmya Padakanti65
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $247.24

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. 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. Sowmya Padakanti$247.24
  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 one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncModesto, CA

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

Sowmya Padakanti among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Sowmya Padakanti 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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

41 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Waco

They are 41 of the 3,295 NPPES records with a practice address in Waco, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Barbin, MDWaco, TX 767121568436780
  2. James Copeland, MDWaco, TX 767121174597348
  3. Roger Cowart, MDWaco, TX 767121750391546
  4. Joe Cunningham, M. D.Waco, TX 767121639395676
  5. Steven Elwell, MDWaco, TX 767121336112556
  6. James Hodges, MDWaco, TX 767121962441600
  7. Twiladawn Lovett, M.D.Waco, TX 767121649296161
  8. Vikas Patel, M.D.Waco, TX 767121083634356

Common questions

What is Sowmya Padakanti's NPI number?

Sowmya Padakanti's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174011043, issued on Apr 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sowmya Padakanti located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 202-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sowmya Padakanti's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U4296, 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 Sowmya Padakanti prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sowmya Padakanti had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 20 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.