Dr. Hema Edupuganti, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,096
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 304
- Part D claims, 2024
- 364
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $804
- Practice address
- 4500 13th Street, Gulfport, MS 39502
- Practice phone
- Call (228) 867-4000
- 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. Hema Edupuganti is an internist in Gulfport, Mississippi
Dr. Edupuganti practices at Memorial Hospital Gulfport in Gulfport, Mississippi, part of Gulfport Main Street Association.
Dr. Edupuganti's NPI, 1881608115, was assigned on July 29, 2006. Dr. Edupuganti graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Edupuganti holds Mississippi license 18308.
- NPI
- 1881608115NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4981592631
- NPI enumeration date
- July 29, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (228) 867-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Hema Edupuganti practices at Memorial Hospital Gulfport in Gulfport, Mississippi
Dr. Edupuganti's primary practice is Memorial Hospital Gulfport, at 4500 13th Street, Gulfport, MS 39502 in Harrison County. The practice phone is (228) 867-4000.
- Memorial Hospital Gulfport4500 13th Street, Gulfport, MS 39502 · Harrison CountyPhone(228) 867-4000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Hema Edupuganti is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Edupuganti's primary practice is Memorial Hospital Gulfport in Gulfport, Mississippi, part of Gulfport Main Street Association. Dr. Edupuganti is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Gulf Coast. The medical group on file is Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edupuganti to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Hema Edupuganti's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Edupuganti practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital Gulfport | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Hema Edupuganti is one of 785 internists in Mississippi
Internal medicine is Dr. Edupuganti's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Edupuganti is licensed in Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, MississippiPrimary
Internists near Dr. Edupuganti
Counts of internists 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. Hema Edupuganti billed Medicare for 1,096 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,096 Medicare services from Dr. Edupuganti across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 304 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $91,595 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Edupuganti's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1462024: 1,0964%
- Other services
- 2023: 132024: 0100%
Dr. Edupuganti compared with the Mississippi median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Edupuganti
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 1,096vs 98711% above
- Medicare patients
- 304vs 314Close to median
- Part D claims
- 139vs 28151% below
Medians across 747 internists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Edupuganti'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. Hema Edupuganti treated 304 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edupuganti in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 116 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.63, 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. Edupuganti's median patient age at 75, with 55% women.
Dr. Edupuganti's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Edupuganti's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16655%
- Men13845%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Edupuganti's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis59%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
- Heart failure50%
- Chronic kidney disease49%
- Atrial fibrillation47%
- Diabetes47%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Edupuganti'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
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Hema Edupuganti wrote 364 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Edupuganti wrote 364 Medicare Part D claims for 135 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 139 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $15,046 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 284 claims across 16 drugs.
Dr. Edupuganti's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic306 claims84%
- Brand-name and other58 claims16%
Dr. Edupuganti'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. Edupuganti's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%11 of 364 claims
- Antibiotics11%41 of 364 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: 2842024: 13951%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 16 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
How Dr. Hema Edupuganti takes part in Medicare
Dr. Edupuganti 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. Hema Edupuganti received $804 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 48 general payments to Dr. Edupuganti from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $218.
General payments to Dr. Edupuganti by program year, 2016 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Edupuganti the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Hema Edupuganti graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine
Dr. Edupuganti graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1998.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Hema Edupuganti'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) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Hema Edupuganti's NPI number?
Dr. Hema Edupuganti's NPI number is 1881608115. It was assigned on July 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Hema Edupuganti?
Dr. Hema Edupuganti is an internist in Gulfport, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Hema Edupuganti practice?
Dr. Edupuganti practices at 4500 13th Street, Gulfport, MS 39502. Dr. Edupuganti's primary practice is Memorial Hospital Gulfport in Gulfport, Mississippi, part of Gulfport Main Street Association. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edupuganti to 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Hema Edupuganti's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Edupuganti is (228) 867-4000.
What is Dr. Hema Edupuganti's medical license number?
Dr. Edupuganti holds Mississippi license 18308.
Which hospitals is Dr. Hema Edupuganti affiliated with?
Dr. Edupuganti practices at Memorial Hospital Gulfport in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dr. Edupuganti is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Gulf Coast.
What medical group is Dr. Hema Edupuganti part of?
Dr. Edupuganti is linked to Memorial Hospital at Gulfport.
Does Dr. Hema Edupuganti accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Edupuganti billed Medicare for 1,096 services in 2024, and Dr. Edupuganti accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Hema Edupuganti see?
CMS counts 304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edupuganti in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. Hema Edupuganti bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Edupuganti's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
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Where did Dr. Hema Edupuganti go to medical school?
Dr. Edupuganti graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. Hema Edupuganti prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Edupuganti's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Pantoprazole Sodium and Eliquis.
Has Dr. Hema Edupuganti received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $804 in general payments to Dr. Edupuganti from 17 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Hema Edupuganti been practicing?
Dr. Edupuganti graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
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