Harikrishna Choudary Ponnam, MD
NPI 1073922316ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Cleveland, OH
Internal Medicine (MD) with Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services of Ohio LLC and 2 other groups, practicing in Cleveland, Ohio. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $553,929 for 7,995 claims, against $62,786 paid for services in 2024. Pfizer Inc. reported $18.56 in payments in 2024, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lutheran Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1073922316 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 24, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 35.128164 | OH |
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 - Internal Medicine (OH) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 303 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 752 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $62,786 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 7,995 · 8,109 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 489 |
| Total drug cost | $553,929 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services of Ohio LLCCincinnati, OH · 233 clinicians
- Santibanez Pac Ohio IncRavenna, OH · 40 clinicians
- Nurse Practitioner Health Services LLCCleveland, OH · 18 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lutheran HospitalCleveland, OH
- Summa Health SystemAkron, OH
Other facilities
- Bella Care HospiceHospice · Westerville, OH
- Summa HospiceHospice · Akron, OH
- Bath Manor Special Care CentreNursing home · Akron, OH
- Tallmadge Health & Rehab CenterNursing home · Tallmadge, OH
- Timberland Ridge Nursing & RehabilitationNursing home · Fairlawn, OH
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2024$18.56 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2024
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $18.56 | 1 |
What the 2024 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$18.56 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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