Prasad N. Policherla

  • Defiance, OH
  • Neurologist
NPI1619959665
Medicare services, 2024
909
Medicare patients, 2024
316
Part D claims, 2024
3,667
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$1,638
Practice address
1404 East Second Street, Defiance, OH 43512
Practice phone
Call (419) 782-8444
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Primary practice

Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital

Hospital · Defiance, Ohio

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Prasad N. Policherla is a neurologist in Defiance, Ohio

Prasad Policherla practices at Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital in Defiance, Ohio, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health.

Prasad Policherla's NPI, 1619959665, was assigned on November 16, 2005. Prasad Policherla holds Ohio license 35065457.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
November 16, 2005
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(419) 782-8444
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
74
Medical school graduation
1978

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Prasad N. Policherla practices at Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital in Defiance, Ohio

Prasad Policherla's primary practice is Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital, at 1404 East Second Street, Defiance, OH 43512 in Defiance County. The practice phone is (419) 782-8444.

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Prasad N. Policherla is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Prasad Policherla's primary practice is Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital in Defiance, Ohio, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. The medical group on file is Mercy Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Prasad Policherla to 2 more medical groups, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Prasad N. Policherla's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mercy Health - Defiance HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Prasad N. Policherla is one of 738 neurologists in Ohio

Neurology is Prasad Policherla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Prasad Policherla is licensed in Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, OhioPrimaryLicense 35065457 · taxonomy 2084N0400X

Neurologists near Prasad Policherla

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Prasad N. Policherla billed Medicare for 909 services in 2024

CMS data shows 909 Medicare services from Prasad Policherla across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 316 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,786 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024909
Medicare patients316
Paid by Medicare$61,786
Procedure codes10

Prasad Policherla's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5472024: 5087%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4052024: 4011%

Prasad Policherla compared with the Ohio median for neurologists, 2024

  • Prasad Policherla
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
909vs 3152.9 times
Medicare patients
316vs 19661% above
Part D claims
3,489vs 4098.5 times

Medians across 700 neurologists in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Prasad Policherla's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Prasad N. Policherla treated 316 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 316 Medicare patients who saw Prasad Policherla in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 114 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.61, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Prasad Policherla's median patient age at 62, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024316
Average age70
Average risk score1.61
Also on Medicaid27%

Prasad Policherla's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Prasad Policherla's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17355%
  • Men14345%

Chronic conditions among Prasad Policherla's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis60%
  4. Anxiety54%
  5. Mood disorders46%
  6. Depression41%
  7. Stroke or TIA41%
  8. Diabetes37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Prasad Policherla's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Prasad N. Policherla wrote 3,667 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Prasad Policherla wrote 3,667 Medicare Part D claims for 371 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,489 of them, across 48 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $397,651 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,558 claims across 45 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,667
Drugs named by CMS48
Total drug cost$397,651
Part D patients371

Prasad Policherla's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,442 claims94%
  • Brand-name214 claims6%
  • Other11 claims0%

Prasad Policherla'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 Prasad Policherla's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%11 of 3,667 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: 3,5582024: 3,4892%

Drugs named by CMS: 48 in 2024, 45 in 2023.

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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

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Prasad N. Policherla received $1,638 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 137 general payments to Prasad Policherla from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $374.

General payments to Prasad Policherla by program year, 2016 to 2021

General payments to Prasad Policherla by kind, 2016 to 2021

$1.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,59397%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$443%

Companies that paid Prasad Policherla the most, 2016 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Prasad N. Policherla's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Prasad N. Policherla's NPI number?

Prasad N. Policherla's NPI number is 1619959665. It was assigned on November 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Prasad N. Policherla specialize in?

Prasad N. Policherla is a neurologist in Defiance, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Prasad N. Policherla practice?

Prasad Policherla practices at 1404 East Second Street, Defiance, OH 43512. Prasad Policherla's primary practice is Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital in Defiance, Ohio, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. Dmand AI also links Prasad Policherla to 2 medical groups, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 therapy and rehab clinic.

What is Prasad N. Policherla's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Prasad Policherla is (419) 782-8444.

What is Prasad N. Policherla's medical license number?

Prasad Policherla holds Ohio license 35065457.

Which hospitals is Prasad N. Policherla affiliated with?

Prasad Policherla practices at Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital in Defiance, Ohio.

What medical group is Prasad N. Policherla part of?

Prasad Policherla is linked to Mercy Health Physicians. Dmand AI links Prasad Policherla to 2 more medical groups.

Does Prasad N. Policherla accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Prasad Policherla billed Medicare for 909 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Prasad N. Policherla see?

CMS counts 316 Medicare patients who saw Prasad Policherla in 2024, with an average age of 70.

What services does Prasad N. Policherla bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Prasad Policherla's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99215) and nerve and brain test (95886).

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What drugs does Prasad N. Policherla prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Prasad Policherla's most prescribed drugs by claims were Donepezil HCl, Clopidogrel and Levetiracetam.

Has Prasad N. Policherla received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,638 in general payments to Prasad Policherla from 22 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

How long has Prasad N. Policherla been practicing?

Prasad Policherla graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.

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