NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Suresh Kankanala, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Fort Worth, TX

Suresh Kankanala, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1922211697, issued on May 8, 2007. Check the license (Texas N5145, 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
1922211697
Name
Suresh Kankanala
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
N5145 TX
57-011410 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1023 Lipscomb St Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone
(972) 544-6600
Enumerated
May 8, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2022
Fax
(972) 544-6604
Medicaid ID
214605201 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100513000161); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1023 Lipscomb St Ste 200

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

  1. Ganesh ArunInternal Medicine Physician1386264679
  2. Nicole Barnes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407593510
  3. Taylor Castleberry, PAPhysician Assistant1851035448
  4. Kaylee Coffman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518537588
  5. Lorenzo EllisPhysician Assistant1699546341
  6. Juan Guzman Posada, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457166084

Verify Suresh Kankanala 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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39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,408 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 217 claims were for opioids.

  1. Suresh Kankanala4,408
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium236 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate125 claims
  3. Gabapentin119 claims
  4. Furosemide115 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium105 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium102 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $638.62

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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. Suresh Kankanala$638.62
  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 2 group practices

  1. Fort Worth Institute OF Medical Sciences LLCFort Worth, TX
  2. Siripurapu Associates PLLC Medical Associates OF North TexasFort Worth, TX

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

Suresh Kankanala among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Suresh Kankanala, 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

388 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Worth

They are 388 of the 15,511 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Worth, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Enedina Alcantara, MDFort Worth, TX 761041467449108
  2. Gargeyi Bandaru, MDFort Worth, TX 761041528040193
  3. Kendra Belfi, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041992705560
  4. David Capper, MDFt Worth, TX 761041720075690
  5. Sreedevi Gangireddy, MDFort Worth, TX 761041780657858
  6. Jessie Hicks, D.O.Fort Worth, TX 761041811994023
  7. Corbin Hunt, MDFort Worth, TX 761041760458640
  8. Cecila Karl, MDFort Worth, TX 761041932100468

Common questions

What is Suresh Kankanala, M.D.'s NPI number?

Suresh Kankanala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922211697, issued on May 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Suresh Kankanala, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1023 Lipscomb St Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (972) 544-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Suresh Kankanala, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N5145, 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 Suresh Kankanala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Suresh Kankanala, M.D. had 4,408 Medicare Part D claims for 491 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.