Prakash Shrestha, MD
NPI 1346472206ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease· Lubbock, TX
Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (MD) with Covenant Medical Group, practicing in Lubbock, Texas. 203 Medicare patients in 2024, $110,766 paid; nearly all of their 303 Part D prescriptions were generic (92%). Gilead Sciences, Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $859.80 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Covenant Childrens Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1346472206 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 21, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Primary | 207RI0200X | R0129 | TX |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | MT194269 | PA |
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 - Infectious Disease (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 203 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,234 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $110,766 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 303 · 322 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 58 |
| Total drug cost | $45,675 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Infectious Disease |
Medical group
- Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX · 233 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Covenant Childrens HospitalLubbock, TX
- Covenant Medical CenterLubbock, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$859.80 · 25 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$839.05 · 18 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $170.76 | 3 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | $166.44 | 6 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $120.18 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $99.03 | 1 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $79.94 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$859.80 · 25 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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