Dr. Padageshwar Sunkara, MD

Dr. Sunkara practices at High Point Behavioral Health in High Point, North Carolina.

Dr. Sunkara's NPI, 1154686921, was assigned on July 9, 2012. Dr. Sunkara holds North Carolina license 2015-01407.

Dr. Sunkara's primary practice is High Point Behavioral Health, at 601 North Elm Street, High Point, NC 27261. The practice phone is (800) 525-9375.

Dr. Sunkara's primary practice is High Point Behavioral Health in High Point, North Carolina. Dr. Sunkara is also affiliated with High Point Medical Center. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sunkara to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sunkara practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Sunkara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Sunkara is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 215 Medicare services from Dr. Sunkara across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 174 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,594 for them.

CMS counts 174 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sunkara in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.50, 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 78, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sunkara wrote 270 Medicare Part D claims for 128 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 66 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $387 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 59 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Sunkara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sunkara as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Sunkara, published from 2018 to 2024. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Patient Discharge, Academic Medical Centers and Clinical Observation Units. Dr. Sunkara has published most often in South Med J. Dr. Sunkara's most frequent co-authors are Gary E. Rosenthal, MD, Tareq Islam, MD and William Childs Lippert, MD, MPH.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Sunkara from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International paid the most, $125.