Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1487689303, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas M7808, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- M7808 TX
24899 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4700 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Ste 220, Houston, TX 77041
- Phone
- (713) 402-7824
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2024
- Fax
- (713) 570-0196
- Medicaid IDs
- 200058007 TX
200087190A OK
200058001 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080818000490); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M7808Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 3 group practices
- St Joseph Regional Health CenterBryan, TX
- Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Texas, PLLCKerrville, TX
- Wellmed Medical Group PASan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
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Common questions
What is Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487689303, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4700 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Ste 220, Houston, TX, 77041. Phone: (713) 402-7824. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M7808, 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 Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, M.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.