What is Sudhakar Papineni's specialty?

Sudhakar Papineni (NPI 1831143064) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Corpus Christi, TX.

Where does Sudhakar Papineni practice?

Sudhakar Papineni practices in Corpus Christi, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831143064.

How much does Medicare pay Sudhakar Papineni?

Sudhakar Papineni (NPI 1831143064) received approximately $407K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,184 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831143064

Sudhakar PapineniM.D.

PRACTICEHIG CORPUS CHRISTI PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineCorpus Christi, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,002

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,516

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$405K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,183 Internal Medicine providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 673).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$496

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen17 claims

Metoprolol Succinate15 claims

Furosemide12 claims

Cefdinir11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

76.2

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sudhakar Papineni'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). 48 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAY AREA HEALTHCARE GROUP, LTD.	408	885
Patrick Elvin Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	121	353
Mark Kozlowski Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	121	424
Ning Huang Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	56	117
Michael Michell Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	46	124
Kenneth Matejka Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	45	84
David Wilson Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	44	102
Charles Gover-Mendez Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	41	84
Thomas Alexander Cardiology · Corpus Christi, TX	38	75
HIDALGO COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE FOUNDATION	36	64
Elias Hinojosa Family Practice · Corpus Christi, TX	35	108
Prajeesh Kandoth Karerat Internal Medicine · Springfield, OR	34	101

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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