What is Akther Kotha's specialty?

Akther Kotha (NPI 1780609503) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in La Mesa, CA.

Where does Akther Kotha practice?

Akther Kotha practices in La Mesa, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780609503.

How much does Medicare pay Akther Kotha?

Akther Kotha (NPI 1780609503) received approximately $117K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 296 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780609503

Akther KothaMD

PRACTICEPURUSHOTHAM AND AKTHER J KOTHA M D INCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyLa Mesa, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

664

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,397

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$114K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 530 Rheumatology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,833).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,736

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate432 claims

Methotrexate Sodium394 claims

Prednisone314 claims

Sulfasalazine247 claims

Gabapentin242 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

29.6

Quality

0.0

Cost

98.7

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-5.45%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$6K

Payment records

282

By payment type

Food and Beverage$6K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$6K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Akther Kotha'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	118	276
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	27	40
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	25	59
Venu Prabaker Internal Medicine · La Mesa, CA	22	187
Purushotham Kotha Internal Medicine · La Mesa, CA	19	83
PRIME HEALTHCARE PARADISE VALLEY LLC	17	32
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	17	44
Roshan Kotha Rheumatology · La Mesa, CA	14	18
ALVARADO HOSPITAL, LLC	13	24
Nassir Azimi Cardiology · La Mesa, CA	12	34
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Diego, CA	12	24

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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