Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Ponugoti, MD

Dr. Ponugoti practices at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, part of Sutter Health.

Dr. Ponugoti's NPI, 1558528638, was assigned on May 17, 2008. Dr. Ponugoti holds Minnesota license 50706.

Dr. Ponugoti's primary practice is Mercy Hospital, at 4050 Coon Rapids Blvd, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 in Anoka County. The practice phone is (762) 236-6000.

Dr. Ponugoti's primary practice is Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, part of Sutter Health. The medical group on file is Buffalo Hospital.

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

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

CMS data shows 428 Medicare services from Dr. Ponugoti across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 175 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,575 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 175 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ponugoti in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 52 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.45, 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. Ponugoti's median patient age at 69, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ponugoti wrote 518 Medicare Part D claims for 147 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 267 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $26,732 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 100 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Ponugoti for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ponugoti accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.