Prakash Gatta, MD
NPI 1467655688ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Tacoma, WA
Surgery (MD) with Texas Health Physicians Group, practicing in Tacoma, Washington. 96 Medicare patients in 2024, $71,166 paid; nearly all of their 108 Part D prescriptions were generic (95%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $24,821 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1467655688 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 6, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 27, 2013 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | MD60164736 | WA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TX); Practitioner - General Surgery (WA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 96 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 234 across 37 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $71,166 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 108 · 130 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 55 |
| Total drug cost | $1,386 |
| Generic share | 95% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Texas Health Physicians GroupFort Worth, TX · 1,365 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$24,821 · 29 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$2,985 · 9 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $13,921 | 20 |
| Davol Inc. | $10,741 | 6 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $119.62 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $23.75 | 1 |
| Enterra Medical, Inc. | $15.25 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$7,500 · 4 payments
- Honoraria$5,180 · 1 payment
- Consulting Fee$5,180 · 2 payments
- Education$4,000 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$1,881 · 8 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,080 · 13 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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