Tejaswini Kulkarni
NPI 1043531593ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease· Birmingham, AL
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease with University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC, practicing in Birmingham, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $755,467 for 181 claims, against $18,670 paid for services in 2024. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $42,802 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists University of Alabama Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1043531593 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 1, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease Primary | 207RP1001X | 32618 | AL |
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 - Pulmonary Disease (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 117 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 224 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $18,670 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 181 · 231 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 76 |
| Total drug cost | $755,467 |
| Generic share | 63% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pulmonary Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Critical Care (Intensivists) |
Medical group
- University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL · 2,814 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$42,802 · 53 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$15,578 · 30 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $18,347 | 21 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $11,215 | 19 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $5,729 | 2 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh | $3,882 | 3 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $3,058 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$39,276 · 14 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,885 · 8 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,641 · 31 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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