Sabitha Eppanapally, M.D
NPI 1043449812ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Bakersfield, CA
Internal Medicine (M.D) with Kern County Hospital Authority, practicing in Bakersfield, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $152,761 for 412 claims, against $28,454 paid for services in 2024. Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $181.61 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Adventist Health Bakersfield and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1043449812 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 18, 2014 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | A 106645 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 148 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 385 across 19 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $28,454 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 412 · 836 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 63 |
| Total drug cost | $152,761 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Kern County Hospital AuthorityBakersfield, CA · 266 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA
- Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA
Other facilities
- Davita Casa del Rio Home TrainingDialysis facility · Bakersfield, CA
- Davita Northeast DialysisDialysis facility · Bakersfield, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$181.61 · 9 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$237.02 · 8 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $48.28 | 2 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $35.19 | 2 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $22.98 | 1 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $22.17 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $21.88 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$181.61 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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