What is Preethi Kurakula's specialty?

Preethi Kurakula (NPI 1598942328) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Wichita, KS.

Where does Preethi Kurakula practice?

Preethi Kurakula practices in Wichita, KS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598942328.

How much does Medicare pay Preethi Kurakula?

Preethi Kurakula (NPI 1598942328) received approximately $60K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 390 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598942328

Preethi KurakulaMD

RheumatologyWichita, KSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

473

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

902

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$55K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 36 Rheumatology providers in KS — below median (cohort median 4,684).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,574

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium689 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate589 claims

Prednisone523 claims

Leflunomide175 claims

Etanercept149 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Preethi Kurakula'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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	34	61
ELSON, BRUCE	28	31
ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC.	25	40
WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER LLC	25	58
TRAN, JOANNA	23	63
Kimberly Taylor Diagnostic Radiology · Wichita, KS	22	38
Praveena Gorantla Rheumatology · Wichita, KS	21	36
Ahmad Izard Diagnostic Radiology · Wichita, KS	19	30
MORTENSEN, STEEN	15	23
NEWTON HEALTHCARE CORPORATION	15	73
Eileen Wong Sleep Medicine · Streetsboro, OH	14	22
Joseph Luinstra Family Practice · Newton, KS	13	55

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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