Swapna Varakantam
Internal Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Swapna Varakantam is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1669835401, issued on Mar 30, 2016. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Swapna Varakantam
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 27857 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
- Phone
- (225) 763-4000
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190817000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Swapna Varakantam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
281 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl12 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 2 group practices
- Baton Rouge Clinic, A Medical CorporationBaton Rouge, LA
- Baton Rouge General Physicians IncBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Swapna Varakantam among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Swapna Varakantam is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
256 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 256 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Swapna Varakantam's NPI number?
Swapna Varakantam's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669835401, issued on Mar 30, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Swapna Varakantam located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA, 70809. Phone: (225) 763-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Swapna Varakantam's license?
Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Swapna Varakantam prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Swapna Varakantam had 281 Medicare Part D claims for 141 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.