Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 16
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 31
- Part D claims, 2024
- 22
- MIPS score, 2024
- 80
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2829 E Hwy 76, Mullins, SC 29574
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 431-2000
- 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. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan is a general surgeon in Mullins, South Carolina
Dr. Gopalakrishnan practices at MUSC Health Marion Medical Center in Mullins, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's NPI, 1629004049, was assigned on June 25, 2006. Dr. Gopalakrishnan holds South Carolina license 7929.
- NPI
- 1629004049NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4486752631
- NPI enumeration date
- June 25, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 431-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 89
- Medical school graduation
- 1963
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan practices at MUSC Health Marion Medical Center in Mullins, South Carolina
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's primary practice is MUSC Health Marion Medical Center, at 2829 E Hwy 76, Mullins, SC 29574 in Marion County. The practice phone is (843) 431-2000.
- MUSC Health Marion Medical Center2829 E Hwy 76, Mullins, SC 29574 · Marion CountyPhone(843) 431-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's primary practice is MUSC Health Marion Medical Center in Mullins, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gopalakrishnan to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gopalakrishnan practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan is one of 506 general surgeons in South Carolina
Surgery is Dr. Gopalakrishnan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan billed Medicare for 16 services in 2024
CMS data shows 16 Medicare services from Dr. Gopalakrishnan across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 31 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $922 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 122024: 1633%
Dr. Gopalakrishnan compared with the South Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Gopalakrishnan
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 16vs 26594% below
- Medicare patients
- 31vs 17883% below
- Part D claims
- 133vs 542.5 times
Medians across 500 general surgeons in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gopalakrishnan'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. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan treated 31 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 31 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gopalakrishnan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 14 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.48, 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. Gopalakrishnan's median patient age at 68, with 58% women.
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1858%
- Men1342%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Gopalakrishnan's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes65%
- Arthritis58%
- Heart failure55%
- Chronic kidney disease52%
- Anxiety42%
- Ischemic heart disease42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Gopalakrishnan wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims. 82% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 7 drugs, with $26,297 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 190 claims across 10 drugs.
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic18 claims82%
- Brand-name and other4 claims18%
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2019
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2018 to 2019
- 2018
- 2019
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2018: 1902019: 13330%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2019, 10 in 2018.
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
Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Gopalakrishnan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Gopalakrishnan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 80of 100Final score
- 64.9of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan received $52 in industry payments from 2016 to 2018
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Gopalakrishnan from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $41.
General payments to Dr. Gopalakrishnan by program year, 2016 to 2018
Companies that paid Dr. Gopalakrishnan the most, 2016 to 2018
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan's NPI number?
Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan's NPI number is 1629004049. It was assigned on June 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan?
Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan is a general surgeon in Mullins, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan practice?
Dr. Gopalakrishnan practices at 2829 E Hwy 76, Mullins, SC 29574. Dr. Gopalakrishnan's primary practice is MUSC Health Marion Medical Center in Mullins, South Carolina, part of Medical University of South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gopalakrishnan to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Gopalakrishnan is (843) 431-2000.
What is Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan's medical license number?
Dr. Gopalakrishnan holds South Carolina license 7929.
Which hospitals is Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan affiliated with?
Dr. Gopalakrishnan practices at MUSC Health Marion Medical Center in Mullins, South Carolina.
What medical group is Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan part of?
Dr. Gopalakrishnan is linked to MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Gopalakrishnan to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gopalakrishnan billed Medicare for 16 services in 2024, and Dr. Gopalakrishnan accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan's MIPS score?
Dr. Gopalakrishnan's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan see?
CMS counts 31 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gopalakrishnan in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Gopalakrishnan's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99221).
What drugs does Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan prescribe most?
In 2019 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gopalakrishnan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ciprofloxacin HCl and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $52 in general payments to Dr. Gopalakrishnan from 2 companies from 2016 to 2018. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Parakkat Gopalakrishnan been practicing?
Dr. Gopalakrishnan graduated from medical school in 1963, 63 years ago.
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