Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,985
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 431
- Part D claims, 2024
- 22,799
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
- Professional email
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Primary practice
Queen of the Valley Hospital - Unit
Acute Care Hospital-Unit · West Covina, California
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Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura is an internist in West Covina, California
Dr. Makandura practices at Queen of the Valley Hospital - Unit in West Covina, California.
Dr. Makandura's NPI, 1578614657, was assigned on January 15, 2007. Dr. Makandura graduated from University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Makandura holds California license A049715.
- NPI
- 1578614657NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7214010255
- NPI enumeration date
- January 15, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura practices at Queen of the Valley Hospital - Unit in West Covina, California
Dr. Makandura's primary practice is Queen of the Valley Hospital - Unit, at 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790.
- Queen of the Valley Hospital - Unit1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura is affiliated with 14 sites of care
Dr. Makandura's primary practice is Queen of the Valley Hospital - Unit in West Covina, California. Dr. Makandura is also affiliated with Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Makandura to 3 more hospitals, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 2 physician offices and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Makandura practices, 14 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Queen of the Valley Hospital - Unit | Available with a free account |
| +13 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Makandura's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Makandura is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute diabetes, acute gastroduodenitis, acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, acute stomach ulcer and anxiety among the conditions Dr. Makandura treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura billed Medicare for 3,985 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,985 Medicare services from Dr. Makandura across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 431 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $314,974 for them.
Dr. Makandura's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,8592024: 3,75631%
- Other services
- 2023: 582024: 11395%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 592024: 613%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 642024: 5514%
Where Dr. Makandura's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,79145%
- In a facility2,19455%
Dr. Makandura compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Makandura
- California median
- Medicare services
- 3,985vs 36111.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 431vs 1512.9 times
- Part D claims
- 21,898vs 42152.0 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Makandura'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. Lakshman D. Makandura treated 431 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 431 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Makandura in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 176 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 79% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, 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. Makandura's median patient age at 63, with 53% women.
Dr. Makandura's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Makandura's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women23755%
- Men19445%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Makandura's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes56%
- Anxiety49%
- Arthritis47%
- Mood disorders46%
- Depression42%
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses41%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Makandura's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura wrote 22,799 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Makandura wrote 22,799 Medicare Part D claims for 1,111 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 21,898 of them, across 230 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,629,525 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 21,796 claims across 227 drugs.
Dr. Makandura's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic19,576 claims86%
- Brand-name3,068 claims13%
- Other155 claims1%
Dr. Makandura'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. Makandura's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%54 of 22,799 claims
- Antibiotics2%501 of 22,799 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%692 of 22,799 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: 21,7962024: 21,898No change
Drugs named by CMS: 230 in 2024, 227 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. Lakshman D. Makandura scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Makandura for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Makandura accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Makandura as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura received $10,982 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 614 general payments to Dr. Makandura from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,282.
General payments to Dr. Makandura by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Makandura by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$10,17993%
- Gifts$6035%
- Education$1001%
- Consulting fees$1001%
Companies that paid Dr. Makandura 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. Lakshman D. Makandura graduated from University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Makandura graduated from University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine in 1981.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Makandura is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Humana
- LA Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Makandura accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare11
- HMO9
- PPO9
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura'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 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) |
| 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. Lakshman D. Makandura's NPI number?
Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura's NPI number is 1578614657. It was assigned on January 15, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura?
Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura is an internist in West Covina, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura practice?
Dr. Makandura practices at 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790. Dr. Makandura's primary practice is Queen of the Valley Hospital - Unit in West Covina, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Makandura to 3 hospitals, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 2 physician offices and 2 home health agencies.
What is Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura's medical license number?
Dr. Makandura holds California license A049715.
Which hospitals is Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura affiliated with?
Dr. Makandura is affiliated with Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Makandura to 4 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Makandura billed Medicare for 3,985 services in 2024, and Dr. Makandura accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Makandura as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura's MIPS score?
Dr. Makandura's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura see?
CMS counts 431 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Makandura in 2024, with an average age of 70.
What services does Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Makandura's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99214) and nursing facility care (99308).
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Where did Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura go to medical school?
Dr. Makandura graduated from University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Makandura's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,982 in general payments to Dr. Makandura from 47 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura been practicing?
Dr. Makandura graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Lakshman D. Makandura accept?
Dr. Makandura is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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