Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1609056647, issued on Nov 7, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 43049, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Udaya Kumar Kakarla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 43049 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2910 N 3RD Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
- Phone
- (602) 406-3580
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 406-3493
- Medicaid ID
- 523285 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100611000125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2910 N 3RD Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Felipe Albuquerque, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1447245022
- Frank Barranco, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1134115884
- Tauree Blankenship, P.T.Physical Therapist1417323718
- Michael Brunner, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1760060800
- Claudia CardenasPhysician Assistant1619443389
- Michael Covell, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1790623080
Verify Udaya Kumar Kakarla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 43049Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 70.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- EL Paso Physical Therapy Specialists LLCEl Paso, TX
- EL Paso Therapy Services, Inc.El Paso, TX
- Neurosurgical Associates LtdPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Udaya Kumar Kakarla among 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona
Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD is one of 198 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% 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 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 198 in Arizona → Every provider in Phoenix → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Felipe Albuquerque, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131447245022
- Frank Barranco, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131134115884
- Curtis Dickman, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131003802539
- Timothy Harrington, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131306832837
- Gautam Khurana, MD PHDPhoenix, AZ 850131164417747
- Michael Lawton, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131073562294
- Andrew Little, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131205016250
- Stephen Papadopoulos, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131164418612
Common questions
What is Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD's NPI number?
Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609056647, issued on Nov 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2910 N 3RD Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85013. Phone: (602) 406-3580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 43049, 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 Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Udaya Kumar Kakarla, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.2 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.
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.