Dr. Sunitha R. Avula, MD

  • New Lenox, IL
  • Internist
NPI1801895867PAC ID8325068257
Medicare services, 2024
2,866
Medicare patients, 2024
349
Part D claims, 2024
6,672
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$109
Practice address
1900 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox, IL 60451
Practice phone
Call (815) 300-1100
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Silver Cross Hospital

Hospital · New Lenox, Illinois

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Dr. Sunitha R. Avula is an internist in New Lenox, Illinois

Dr. Avula practices at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois, part of Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers.

Dr. Avula's NPI, 1801895867, was assigned on July 20, 2005. Dr. Avula holds Illinois license 036-091789.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8325068257
NPI enumeration date
July 20, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(815) 300-1100
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
61
Medical school graduation
1991

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sunitha R. Avula practices at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois

Dr. Avula's primary practice is Silver Cross Hospital, at 1900 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox, IL 60451 in Will County. The practice phone is (815) 300-1100.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Sunitha R. Avula is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Avula's primary practice is Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois, part of Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers. Dr. Avula is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. The medical group on file is Premier Occupational Health at Silver Cross. Dmand AI also links Dr. Avula to 3 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sunitha R. Avula's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Avula practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Silver Cross HospitalAvailable with a free account
+7 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sunitha R. Avula is one of 5,652 internists in Illinois

Internal medicine is Dr. Avula's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Avula is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036-091789 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Avula

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sunitha R. Avula billed Medicare for 2,866 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,866 Medicare services from Dr. Avula across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 349 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $193,204 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,866
Medicare patients349
Paid by Medicare$193,204
Procedure codes20

Dr. Avula's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,5772024: 1,578No change
Other services
2023: 4422024: 1,064141%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1212024: 17242%
Lab and pathology
2023: 192024: 52174%
Surgery
2023: 402024: 0100%

Dr. Avula compared with the Illinois median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Avula
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
2,866vs 5665.1 times
Medicare patients
349vs 20868% above
Part D claims
6,085vs 28421.4 times

Medians across 5,192 internists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Avula'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. Sunitha R. Avula treated 349 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 349 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Avula in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 176 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Avula's median patient age at 69, with 99% women.

Medicare patients, 2024349
Average age75
Average risk score0.83

Dr. Avula's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Avula's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Anxiety32%
  5. Osteoporosis26%
  6. Ischemic heart disease19%
  7. Chronic kidney disease18%
  8. Diabetes18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Avula's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women99%
  • Men1%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sunitha R. Avula wrote 6,672 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Avula wrote 6,672 Medicare Part D claims for 479 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,085 of them, across 96 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $331,599 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,700 claims across 93 drugs.

Part D claims, 20246,672
Drugs named by CMS96
Total drug cost$331,599
Part D patients479

Dr. Avula's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic5,944 claims89%
  • Brand-name682 claims10%
  • Other46 claims1%

Dr. Avula'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. Avula's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%47 of 6,672 claims
  • Antibiotics2%164 of 6,672 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: 5,7002024: 6,0857%

Drugs named by CMS: 96 in 2024, 93 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Sunitha R. Avula takes part in Medicare

Dr. Avula accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Sunitha R. Avula received $109 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Avula from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $33.

General payments to Dr. Avula by program year, 2016 to 2023

Companies that paid Dr. Avula the most, 2016 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Sunitha R. Avula's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sunitha R. Avula's NPI number?

Dr. Sunitha R. Avula's NPI number is 1801895867. It was assigned on July 20, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sunitha R. Avula?

Dr. Sunitha R. Avula is an internist in New Lenox, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Sunitha R. Avula practice?

Dr. Avula practices at 1900 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox, IL 60451. Dr. Avula's primary practice is Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois, part of Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers. Dmand AI also links Dr. Avula to 3 hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Sunitha R. Avula's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Avula is (815) 300-1100.

What is Dr. Sunitha R. Avula's medical license number?

Dr. Avula holds Illinois license 036-091789.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sunitha R. Avula affiliated with?

Dr. Avula practices at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois. Dr. Avula is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Avula to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Sunitha R. Avula part of?

Dr. Avula is linked to Premier Occupational Health at Silver Cross.

Does Dr. Sunitha R. Avula accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Avula billed Medicare for 2,866 services in 2024, and Dr. Avula accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sunitha R. Avula see?

CMS counts 349 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Avula in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Sunitha R. Avula bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Avula's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), care management and other visits (99490) and care management and other visits (99497).

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What drugs does Dr. Sunitha R. Avula prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Avula's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Rosuvastatin Calcium and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Sunitha R. Avula received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $109 in general payments to Dr. Avula from 4 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Sunitha R. Avula been practicing?

Dr. Avula graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

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