Dr. Shanti Akasapu, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 74
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 61
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,586
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $752
- Practice address
- 1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Practice phone
- Call (504) 897-8247
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Shanti Akasapu is an internist in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Akasapu practices at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health.
Dr. Akasapu's NPI, 1912357005, was assigned on June 20, 2016. Dr. Akasapu holds Louisiana license 322964.
- NPI
- 1912357005NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4688961568
- NPI enumeration date
- June 20, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (504) 897-8247
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Shanti Akasapu practices at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Akasapu's primary practice is Touro Infirmary, at 1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, LA 70115 in Orleans Parish. The practice phone is (504) 897-8247.
- Touro Infirmary1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, LA 70115 · Orleans ParishPhone(504) 897-8247
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Shanti Akasapu is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Akasapu's primary practice is Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health. Dr. Akasapu is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akasapu to 3 more group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups, 1 clinical lab and 1 home health agency, 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. Shanti Akasapu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akasapu practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Shanti Akasapu is one of 1,571 internists in Louisiana
Internal medicine is Dr. Akasapu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Akasapu is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, LouisianaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Akasapu
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Shanti Akasapu billed Medicare for 74 services in 2024
CMS data shows 74 Medicare services from Dr. Akasapu across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 61 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,825 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Akasapu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2552024: 7471%
Dr. Akasapu compared with the Louisiana median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Akasapu
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 74vs 42182% below
- Medicare patients
- 61vs 16062% below
- Part D claims
- 1,062vs 4082.6 times
Medians across 1,561 internists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Akasapu'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. Shanti Akasapu treated 61 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 61 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akasapu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.63, 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. Akasapu's median patient age at 75, with 71% women.
Dr. Akasapu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Akasapu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4777%
- Men1423%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Akasapu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis39%
- Chronic kidney disease39%
- Depression38%
- Mood disorders38%
- Diabetes34%
- Anxiety30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Akasapu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women71%
- Men29%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Shanti Akasapu wrote 1,586 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Akasapu wrote 1,586 Medicare Part D claims for 339 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,062 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $38,738 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 551 claims across 19 drugs.
Dr. Akasapu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,418 claims89%
- Brand-name157 claims10%
- Other11 claims1%
Dr. Akasapu'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. Akasapu's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%13 of 1,586 claims
- Antibiotics3%51 of 1,586 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: 5512024: 1,06293%
Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 19 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. Shanti Akasapu offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Akasapu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Akasapu as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Shanti Akasapu received $752 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Akasapu from 9 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $162.
General payments to Dr. Akasapu by program year, 2018 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Akasapu the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Shanti Akasapu'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. Shanti Akasapu's NPI number?
Dr. Shanti Akasapu's NPI number is 1912357005. It was assigned on June 20, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Shanti Akasapu?
Dr. Shanti Akasapu is an internist in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Shanti Akasapu practice?
Dr. Akasapu practices at 1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, LA 70115. Dr. Akasapu's primary practice is Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akasapu to 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups, 1 clinical lab and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Shanti Akasapu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Akasapu is (504) 897-8247.
What is Dr. Shanti Akasapu's medical license number?
Dr. Akasapu holds Louisiana license 322964.
Which hospitals is Dr. Shanti Akasapu affiliated with?
Dr. Akasapu practices at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Akasapu is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans.
What medical group is Dr. Shanti Akasapu part of?
Dr. Akasapu is linked to Ochsner Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Akasapu to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Shanti Akasapu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akasapu billed Medicare for 74 services in 2024, and Dr. Akasapu accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Shanti Akasapu offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Akasapu as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Shanti Akasapu see?
CMS counts 61 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akasapu in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Shanti Akasapu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Akasapu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, new patient (99205).
What drugs does Dr. Shanti Akasapu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akasapu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Atorvastatin Calcium and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Shanti Akasapu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $752 in general payments to Dr. Akasapu from 9 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Shanti Akasapu been practicing?
Dr. Akasapu graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
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