Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, MD

Individual provider Hospitalist Physician · NPI 1487689303

Venkata Lakshmi S.k. Achanta, MD practises Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Qualified in 1999, 27 years ago. Practices with St Joseph Regional Health Center, a 140-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Oklahoma and Texas.

Years since qualifying
27
Licensed in
OK, TX
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

4700 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Ste 220
Houston, TX 77041-8224
Phone: (713) 402-7824
Fax: (713) 570-0196
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Specialties & licences

Internal Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence M7808 (TX)
Hospitalist Physician Taxonomy 208M00000X · Licence M7808 (TX)
Hospitalist Physician Taxonomy 208M00000X · Licence 24899 (OK)

Record details

NPI number1487689303
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 11, 2006
Last updated in NPPESAugust 27, 2024
Certification dateAugust 27, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Also practisesHOSPITALIST
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1999 (27 years in practice)
Group practice St Joseph Regional Health Center — 140 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients55
Services billed 67 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $35 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at St Joseph Regional Health Center

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 140 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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