What is Lakshman Makandura's specialty?

Lakshman Makandura (NPI 1578614657) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in West Covina, CA.

Where does Lakshman Makandura practice?

Lakshman Makandura practices in West Covina, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578614657.

How much does Medicare pay Lakshman Makandura?

Lakshman Makandura (NPI 1578614657) received approximately $318K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 431 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578614657

Lakshman MakanduraM.D

Internal MedicineWest Covina, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,008

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,985

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$315K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

21,898

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.6M

Distinct drugs

203

Brand share

17.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium1,200 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium1,037 claims

Amlodipine Besylate1,030 claims

Metformin Hcl864 claims

Losartan Potassium743 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

62.3

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$452

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$452

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$452

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lakshman Makandura's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 51 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EMANATE HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	185	991
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	156	744
DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF WEST COVINA, INC.	122	462
Mohd. Qaisar Khan Internal Medicine · West Covina, CA	93	564
William Chu Diagnostic Radiology · Baldwin Park, CA	89	750
GLENDORA GRAND, INC.	61	605
Jonathan Tye Cardiology · West Covina, CA	58	355
Pawan Vermani Pulmonary Disease · Covina, CA	53	384
GENTLE RIDE INC	49	209
Mumtaz Akram Gastroenterology · West Covina, CA	45	293
Scott Yochim Diagnostic Radiology · Bozeman, MT	44	226
Primex Clinical Laboratories Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Van Nuys, CA	42	190

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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