NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Swetha Makkapati

Nephrology Physician · Winchester, VA

Swetha Makkapati is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Winchester, Virginia, and NPI 1629335880, issued on Apr 12, 2012. Check the license (Virginia 0101267653, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1629335880
Name
Swetha Makkapati
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License numbers
0101267653 VA
E-10602 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
812 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601
Phone
(425) 698-9887
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250827005029); 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 812 Amherst St

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

  1. Robert Duck, MDFamily Medicine Physician1629160577
  2. Meenakshi Gopal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003861915
  3. Jennifer Lutz, FNPNephrology Physician1104548429
  4. Donna Michel, MDNephrology Physician1679525315
  5. Katherine RutherfordFamily Nurse Practitioner1396347738
  6. Anne Schempp, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114968997

Verify Swetha Makkapati in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,242 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Swetha Makkapati1,242
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide141 claims
  2. Lisinopril136 claims
  3. Calcitriol122 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate84 claims
  5. Spironolactone76 claims
  6. Hydralazine Hcl67 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: $525.53

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Swetha Makkapati$525.53
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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. Renal Physician Associates OF Winchester PLCWinchester, VA

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

Swetha Makkapati among 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia

Swetha Makkapati is one of 327 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2012, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 242 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Virginia

There are 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Harris, MDWinchester, VA 226011740291772
  2. Jennifer Lutz, FNPWinchester, VA 226011104548429
  3. Donna Michel, MDWinchester, VA 226011679525315
  4. Archana Shyamsunder, M.D.Winchester, VA 226011811958085
  5. David Sisson, M.D.Winchester, VA 226011073574612
  6. Joshua King, M.D.Culpeper, VA 227011073735668
  7. Vicki Kinsel, MDKilmarnock, VA 224821366402455
  8. Salah-Ud-Din Amjad, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224071770903585

Common questions

What is Swetha Makkapati's NPI number?

Swetha Makkapati's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629335880, issued on Apr 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Swetha Makkapati located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 812 Amherst St, Winchester, VA, 22601. Phone: (425) 698-9887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Swetha Makkapati's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101267653, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Swetha Makkapati prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Swetha Makkapati had 1,242 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.