NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sudhakar Papineni, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Sudhakar Papineni, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1831143064, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1999, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831143064
Name
Sudhakar Papineni
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
M1999 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3315 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone
(361) 857-1400
Enumerated
May 20, 2006
Record last updated
May 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051102000514); 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 3315 S Alameda St

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

  1. Mohammed Ali, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1295113702
  2. Vanessa Aligno, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1063997989
  3. Kristen Allred, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1316504632
  4. Amitha Anandula, APRN NP-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1831867365
  5. Fatima Bashir, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1093000671
  6. Manzoor Bevinal, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1831326743

Verify Sudhakar Papineni 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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

217 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sudhakar Papineni217
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate15 claims
  3. Furosemide12 claims
  4. Cefdinir11 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): 52.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score59.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%45.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hha Hospital Medicine OF Texas PLLCCorpus Christi, TX

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

Sudhakar Papineni among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Sudhakar Papineni, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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).

99 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi

They are 99 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fatima Bashir, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111093000671
  2. Johanna Daugherty, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111396058392
  3. Surendra Dawani, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111215902432
  4. Priyank Dhar, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111285014175
  5. Natalie Harris, D.O.Corpus Christi, TX 784111003004201
  6. David Heredia, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111104980408
  7. Pavlo Kodak, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111790113918
  8. Cyril Owusu-Boakye, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111851530455

Common questions

What is Sudhakar Papineni, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sudhakar Papineni, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831143064, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sudhakar Papineni, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3315 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411. Phone: (361) 857-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sudhakar Papineni, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M1999, 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 Sudhakar Papineni, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sudhakar Papineni, M.D. had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sudhakar Papineni, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 52.7 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.

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