Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,004
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 830
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,091
- MIPS score, 2024
- 24
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 7035 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Practice phone
- Call (559) 577-5347
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc
Fresno, California
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Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere is an infectious disease specialist in Fresno, California
Dr. Arakere practices at Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc in Fresno, California.
Dr. Arakere's NPI, 1154380343, was assigned on March 17, 2006. Dr. Arakere graduated from M. Rampure Medical College in 1994. Dr. Arakere holds California license A88072.
- NPI
- 1154380343NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1557320470
- NPI enumeration date
- March 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (559) 577-5347
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere practices at Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc in Fresno, California
Dr. Arakere's primary practice is Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc, at 7035 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93720 in Fresno County. The practice phone is (559) 577-5347.
- Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc7035 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93720 · Fresno CountyPhone(559) 577-5347
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Arakere's primary practice is Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc in Fresno, California. Dr. Arakere is also affiliated with Community Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arakere to 3 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Arakere practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere is one of 1,054 infectious disease specialists in California
Infectious disease is Dr. Arakere's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dmand AI has Dr. Arakere's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, CaliforniaPrimary
- Illinois license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, cold sores or genital herpes, endocarditis, facial skin infection, hepatitis c, hiv/aids and joint or bone infection among the conditions Dr. Arakere treats.
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Arakere
Counts of infectious disease specialists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere billed Medicare for 2,004 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,004 Medicare services from Dr. Arakere across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 830 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $198,027 for them.
Dr. Arakere's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,2902024: 2,00412%
Where Dr. Arakere's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office55428%
- In a facility1,45072%
Dr. Arakere compared with the California median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Arakere
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,004vs 4294.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 830vs 1804.6 times
- Part D claims
- 1,874vs 11915.7 times
Medians across 930 infectious disease specialists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Arakere'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. Pushpalatha V. Arakere treated 830 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 830 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Arakere in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 311 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.80, 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. Arakere's median patient age at 66, with 49% women.
Dr. Arakere's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Arakere's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women41250%
- Men41850%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Arakere's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes58%
- Chronic kidney disease56%
- Arthritis54%
- Ischemic heart disease49%
- Heart failure44%
- Mood disorders37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Arakere's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere wrote 2,091 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Arakere wrote 2,091 Medicare Part D claims for 390 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,874 of them, across 45 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,542,101 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,709 claims across 40 drugs.
Dr. Arakere's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,788 claims86%
- Brand-name and other303 claims14%
Dr. Arakere'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. Arakere's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%19 of 2,091 claims
- Antibiotics51%1,074 of 2,091 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: 1,7092024: 1,87410%
Drugs named by CMS: 45 in 2024, 40 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. Pushpalatha V. Arakere scored 24 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 24 out of 100 for Dr. Arakere for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Arakere accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 29 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Arakere, more than 73% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Arakere's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 24of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 79of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Arakere ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 73rd percentile29 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere received $11,356 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 633 general payments to Dr. Arakere from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. ViiV Healthcare Company paid the most, $2,444.
General payments to Dr. Arakere by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Arakere by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$10,76795%
- Education$5895%
Companies that paid Dr. Arakere the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere graduated from M. Rampure Medical College
Dr. Arakere graduated from M. Rampure Medical College in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Arakere is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Arakere accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare11
- PPO10
- HMO6
- POS6
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere's NPI number?
Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere's NPI number is 1154380343. It was assigned on March 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere?
Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere is an infectious disease specialist in Fresno, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere practice?
Dr. Arakere practices at 7035 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93720. Dr. Arakere's primary practice is Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc in Fresno, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arakere to 3 hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Arakere is (559) 577-5347.
What is Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere's medical license number?
Dr. Arakere holds California license A88072, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Arakere in California (2004 to 2026) and Illinois (1998 to 2005).
Which hospitals is Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere affiliated with?
Dr. Arakere is affiliated with Community Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Arakere to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere part of?
Dr. Arakere is linked to Pushpalatha Arakere MD Inc.
Does Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Arakere billed Medicare for 2,004 services in 2024, and Dr. Arakere accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere's MIPS score?
Dr. Arakere's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 24 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere see?
CMS counts 830 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Arakere in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Arakere's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere go to medical school?
Dr. Arakere graduated from M. Rampure Medical College in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Arakere's most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate, Cephalexin and Methenamine Hippurate.
Has Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,356 in general payments to Dr. Arakere from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from ViiV Healthcare Company.
How long has Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere been practicing?
Dr. Arakere graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Pushpalatha V. Arakere accept?
Dr. Arakere is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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