Dr. Krishna Sunkara, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,986
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 221
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,901
- Publications
- 7
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 17680 Kedzie Ave, Hazel Crest, IL 60429-2043
- Practice phone
- Call (708) 799-7990
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Krishna Sunkara, MD, SC
Physician office · Hazel Crest, Illinois
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Dr. Krishna Sunkara is a pulmonologist in Hazel Crest, Illinois
Dr. Sunkara practices at Krishna Sunkara, MD, SC in Hazel Crest, Illinois.
Dr. Sunkara's NPI, 1154328185, was assigned on July 5, 2005. Dr. Sunkara holds Illinois license 036070359.
- NPI
- 1154328185NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6406843218
- NPI enumeration date
- July 5, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (708) 799-7990
- 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. Krishna Sunkara practices at Krishna Sunkara, MD, SC in Hazel Crest, Illinois
Dr. Sunkara's primary practice is Krishna Sunkara, MD, SC, at 17680 Kedzie Ave, Hazel Crest, IL 60429-2043. The practice phone is (708) 799-7990.
- Krishna Sunkara, MD, SC17680 Kedzie Ave, Hazel Crest, IL 60429-2043Phone(708) 799-7990
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Krishna Sunkara is affiliated with 5 sites of care
Dr. Sunkara's primary practice is Krishna Sunkara, MD, SC in Hazel Crest, Illinois. Dr. Sunkara is also affiliated with Elmhurst Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sunkara to 3 more hospitals, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Krishna Sunkara's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sunkara practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Krishna Sunkara, MD, SC | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Krishna Sunkara is one of 517 pulmonologists in Illinois
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Sunkara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Sunkara is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, IllinoisPrimary
Pulmonologists near Dr. Sunkara
Counts of pulmonologists 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. Krishna Sunkara billed Medicare for 2,986 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,986 Medicare services from Dr. Sunkara across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 221 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $180,385 for them.
Dr. Sunkara's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,5612024: 1,555No change
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 9522024: 1,42049%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 11
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 302024: 0100%
Where Dr. Sunkara's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office51717%
- In a facility2,46983%
Dr. Sunkara compared with the Illinois median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Sunkara
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 2,986vs 7693.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 221vs 34135% below
- Part D claims
- 1,568vs 4923.2 times
Medians across 522 pulmonologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sunkara'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. Krishna Sunkara treated 221 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sunkara in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 88 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 55% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.84, 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. Sunkara's median patient age at 70, with 48% women.
Dr. Sunkara's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sunkara's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11150%
- Men11050%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sunkara's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- COPD64%
- Diabetes62%
- Heart failure57%
- Ischemic heart disease54%
- Chronic kidney disease50%
- Arthritis45%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sunkara's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Krishna Sunkara wrote 1,901 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sunkara wrote 1,901 Medicare Part D claims for 143 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,568 of them, across 46 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $209,011 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,431 claims across 43 drugs.
Dr. Sunkara's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,447 claims76%
- Brand-name and other454 claims24%
Dr. Sunkara'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. Sunkara's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%27 of 1,901 claims
- Antibiotics10%181 of 1,901 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: 1,4312024: 1,56810%
Drugs named by CMS: 46 in 2024, 43 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. Krishna Sunkara scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Sunkara for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Sunkara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Sunkara's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 85of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
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. Krishna Sunkara has 7 publications on record
Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Sunkara, published from 2016 to 2024. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Asthma and Respiratory Tract Infections. Dr. Sunkara's most frequent co-authors are Gaurav Gupta, MD and Alan Choyuan Hsu.
Dr. Sunkara's papers by year, 2016 to 2024
Topics Dr. Sunkara writes about most
- Asthma
- Respiratory Tract Infections
Dr. Sunkara's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Sunkara
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Biomed Pharmacother
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Dr. Krishna Sunkara received $2,726 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 176 general payments to Dr. Sunkara from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $932.
General payments to Dr. Sunkara by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Sunkara by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,67198%
- Education$552%
Companies that paid Dr. Sunkara 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. Krishna Sunkara'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Krishna Sunkara's NPI number?
Dr. Krishna Sunkara's NPI number is 1154328185. It was assigned on July 5, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Krishna Sunkara?
Dr. Krishna Sunkara is a pulmonologist in Hazel Crest, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Krishna Sunkara practice?
Dr. Sunkara practices at 17680 Kedzie Ave, Hazel Crest, IL 60429-2043. Dr. Sunkara's primary practice is Krishna Sunkara, MD, SC in Hazel Crest, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sunkara to 3 hospitals.
What is Dr. Krishna Sunkara's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sunkara is (708) 799-7990.
What is Dr. Krishna Sunkara's medical license number?
Dr. Sunkara holds Illinois license 036070359.
Which hospitals is Dr. Krishna Sunkara affiliated with?
Dr. Sunkara is affiliated with Elmhurst Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Sunkara to 3 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Krishna Sunkara accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sunkara billed Medicare for 2,986 services in 2024, and Dr. Sunkara accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Krishna Sunkara's MIPS score?
Dr. Sunkara's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Krishna Sunkara see?
CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sunkara in 2024, with an average age of 69.
What services does Dr. Krishna Sunkara bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sunkara's most billed Medicare services were lung function service (94003), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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What drugs does Dr. Krishna Sunkara prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sunkara's most prescribed drugs by claims were Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Prednisone and Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass.
Has Dr. Krishna Sunkara received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,726 in general payments to Dr. Sunkara from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Krishna Sunkara been practicing?
Dr. Sunkara graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
Does Dr. Krishna Sunkara do research?
Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Sunkara, published from 2016 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Krishna Sunkara publish with?
Dr. Sunkara's most frequent co-authors are Gaurav Gupta, MD (4 shared papers) and Alan Choyuan Hsu (1 shared paper).
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