NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yugandhar Kalagara, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Hershey, PA

Yugandhar Kalagara, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1285039602, issued on Oct 28, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD456296, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285039602
Name
Yugandhar Kalagara
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD456296 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(717) 531-8521
Enumerated
Oct 28, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151204000970); accepts Medicare assignment
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 500 University Dr

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

  1. Victor Abarca, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003575853
  2. Aiza Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164312500
  3. Fatemeh Abbasi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1750878625
  4. Andrea Abbe, LDNRegistered Dietitian1366623795
  5. Mahdi Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497457360
  6. Ashraf Abdelhalim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1356931729

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

160 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Yugandhar Kalagara160
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Ceftriaxone13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Penn Healthcare PLLCDowningtown, PA
  2. Penn State Health Medical Group LLCLancaster, PA
  3. The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA

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

124 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hershey

They are 124 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

Other internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

  1. Saira Aamir, MDYork, PA1184515686
  2. John Aaron, MDWest Grove, PA1427094531
  3. Todd Aaron, MDPhiladelphia, PA1457350522
  4. Joseph Abalos, M.D.Seneca, PA1215128434
  5. Mubasher Abbas, MDYork, PA1578978425
  6. Nicholas AbbottFarrell, PA1639525678
  7. Sara Abbruzzi, D.O.Philadelphia, PA1689686313
  8. Ahmad Abdalla, MDPhiladelphia, PA1730981127
  9. Tori Abdalla, DOPhiladelphia, PA1942091699
  10. Hany Abdel, D.O.Plymouth Meeting, PA1164467262

Common questions

What is Yugandhar Kalagara, MD's NPI number?

Yugandhar Kalagara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285039602, issued on Oct 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yugandhar Kalagara, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yugandhar Kalagara, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD456296, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Yugandhar Kalagara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yugandhar Kalagara, MD had 160 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Yugandhar Kalagara, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.