Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,318
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 504
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,292
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $3,191
- Practice address
- 1875 East Sabin Drive, Casa Grande, AZ 85122
- Practice phone
- Call (520) 836-2566
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Fresenius Kidney Care Casa Grande
Dialysis Center - Independent · Casa Grande, Arizona
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Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu is a nephrologist in Casa Grande, Arizona
Dr. Appachu practices at Fresenius Kidney Care Casa Grande in Casa Grande, Arizona.
Dr. Appachu's NPI, 1942504683, was assigned on January 10, 2011. Dr. Appachu holds Arizona license 49051.
- NPI
- 1942504683NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2860619251
- NPI enumeration date
- January 10, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (520) 836-2566
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu practices at Fresenius Kidney Care Casa Grande in Casa Grande, Arizona
Dr. Appachu's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Casa Grande, at 1875 East Sabin Drive, Casa Grande, AZ 85122 in Pinal County. The practice phone is (520) 836-2566.
- Fresenius Kidney Care Casa Grande1875 East Sabin Drive, Casa Grande, AZ 85122 · Pinal CountyPhone(520) 836-2566
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 5 medical groups
Dr. Appachu's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Casa Grande in Casa Grande, Arizona. Dr. Appachu is also affiliated with Banner Casa Grande Medical Center. The medical group on file is Banner Cancer Center Specialists LLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Appachu to 4 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 dialysis center, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Appachu practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Fresenius Kidney Care Casa Grande | Available with a free account |
| +9 more sites and 4 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu is one of 268 nephrologists in Arizona
Nephrology is Dr. Appachu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Appachu is licensed in Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, ArizonaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Appachu
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu billed Medicare for 2,318 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,318 Medicare services from Dr. Appachu across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 504 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $151,607 for them.
Dr. Appachu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2022024: 1,36514%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 4832024: 41714%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 350
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 161
- Surgery
- 2023: 772024: 2568%
Where Dr. Appachu's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,58869%
- In a facility73031%
Dr. Appachu compared with the Arizona median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Appachu
- Arizona median
- Medicare services
- 2,318vs 1,45959% above
- Medicare patients
- 504vs 40126% above
- Part D claims
- 2,049vs 8402.4 times
Medians across 272 nephrologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Appachu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu treated 504 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 504 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Appachu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 211 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Appachu's median patient age at 71, with 50% women.
Dr. Appachu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Appachu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women23446%
- Men27054%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Appachu's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes57%
- Arthritis50%
- Ischemic heart disease49%
- Heart failure47%
- Atrial fibrillation36%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Appachu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu wrote 2,292 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Appachu wrote 2,292 Medicare Part D claims for 403 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,049 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $195,007 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,984 claims across 36 drugs.
Dr. Appachu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,064 claims90%
- Brand-name228 claims10%
Dr. Appachu's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Appachu's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%46 of 2,292 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,9842024: 2,0493%
Drugs named by CMS: 36 in 2024, 36 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Appachu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Appachu as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu received $3,191 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 165 general payments to Dr. Appachu from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $668.
General payments to Dr. Appachu by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Appachu by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,81088%
- Education$38112%
Companies that paid Dr. Appachu the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu's NPI number?
Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu's NPI number is 1942504683. It was assigned on January 10, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu?
Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu is a nephrologist in Casa Grande, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu practice?
Dr. Appachu practices at 1875 East Sabin Drive, Casa Grande, AZ 85122. Dr. Appachu's primary practice is Fresenius Kidney Care Casa Grande in Casa Grande, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Appachu to 4 hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 dialysis center.
What is Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Appachu is (520) 836-2566.
What is Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu's medical license number?
Dr. Appachu holds Arizona license 49051.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu affiliated with?
Dr. Appachu is affiliated with Banner Casa Grande Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Appachu to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu part of?
Dr. Appachu is linked to Banner Cancer Center Specialists LLC. Dmand AI links Dr. Appachu to 4 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Appachu billed Medicare for 2,318 services in 2024, and Dr. Appachu accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Appachu as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu see?
CMS counts 504 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Appachu in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Appachu's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99214).
What drugs does Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Appachu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Calcitriol and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,191 in general payments to Dr. Appachu from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Kariappa Mandepanda Appachu been practicing?
Dr. Appachu graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
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