Dr. Dinesh Reddy Apala, MBBS, MD

Dr. Apala practices at Mercy Hospital Ardmore in Ardmore, Oklahoma, part of Mercy.

Dr. Apala's NPI, 1407379993, was assigned on July 17, 2017. Dr. Apala graduated from Sri Venkatesvara Medical College NTR in 2015. Dr. Apala holds Oklahoma license 42941.

Dr. Apala's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Ardmore, at 1011 14th Ave NW, Ardmore, OK 73401 in Carter County. The practice phone is (580) 223-5400.

Dr. Apala's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Ardmore in Ardmore, Oklahoma, part of Mercy. Dr. Apala is also affiliated with INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is Mercy Clinic Oklahoma Communities. Dmand AI also links Dr. Apala to 4 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Apala practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Apala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Apala is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Apala's licenses on file in 2 states: Oklahoma and Nebraska.

CMS data shows 1,236 Medicare services from Dr. Apala across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 736 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,384 for them.

CMS counts 736 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Apala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 274 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, 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. Apala's median patient age at 69, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Apala wrote 472 Medicare Part D claims for 153 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 359 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $34,592 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Apala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 25 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Apala, more than 58% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Apala in 2017. Dr. Apala's most frequent co-author is Vivek N. Iyer, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Apala from 22 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $682.

Dr. Apala graduated from Sri Venkatesvara Medical College NTR in 2015.

Dr. Apala is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.