Swathi Ponnathota, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sacaton, AZ
Swathi Ponnathota, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sacaton, Arizona, and NPI 1437595527, issued on May 15, 2013. Check the license (Arizona 56428, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Swathi Ponnathota
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 56428 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 483 W Seed Farm RD, Sacaton, AZ 85147
- Phone
- (602) 528-1200
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2023
- Fax
- (602) 528-1255
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250109003872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Swathi Ponnathota in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 56428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
941 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium78 claims
- Lisinopril67 claims
- Metformin Hcl41 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 claims
- Gabapentin32 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate29 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 one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Swathi Ponnathota among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
Swathi Ponnathota, M.D. is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacaton
They are 15 of the 321 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacaton, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Swathi Ponnathota, M.D.'s NPI number?
Swathi Ponnathota, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437595527, issued on May 15, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Swathi Ponnathota, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 483 W Seed Farm RD, Sacaton, AZ, 85147. Phone: (602) 528-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Swathi Ponnathota, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 56428, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Swathi Ponnathota, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Swathi Ponnathota, M.D. had 941 Medicare Part D claims for 269 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.