Venkata S.r. Pulakanti, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Ana, CA
Venkata S.r. Pulakanti, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1356521843, issued on Nov 13, 2007. Check the license (California A51071, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkata S.r. Pulakanti
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A51071 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2021 E 4TH St Ste 122, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Phone
- (909) 496-1195
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 00A510710 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071024000362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Venkata S.r. Pulakanti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A51071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,589 Medicare Part D claims for 781 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 164 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate232 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium207 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium170 claims
- Metformin Hcl167 claims
- Losartan Potassium140 claims
- Ibuprofen123 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: $519.22
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Chino Medical Group, IncChino, CA
- Jonah Medical Group IncVictorville, CA
- Our Family Medical Group IncRancho Cucamonga, CA
- Wound Masters Medical Group IncOntario, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venkata S.r. Pulakanti among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Venkata S.r. Pulakanti, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Venkata S.r. Pulakanti, M.D.'s NPI number?
Venkata S.r. Pulakanti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356521843, issued on Nov 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkata S.r. Pulakanti, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 E 4TH St Ste 122, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (909) 496-1195. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkata S.r. Pulakanti, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A51071, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Venkata S.r. Pulakanti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkata S.r. Pulakanti, M.D. had 4,589 Medicare Part D claims for 781 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.