Dr Shanti Akasapu, MD in Covington, LA - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Shanti Akasapu, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Covington, Louisiana. She graduated from medical school in 2011 and has 15 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. She is a member of the group practice Crescent City Physicians Inc and her current practice location is 130 Lakeview Cir, Covington, Louisiana. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (985) 892-6858.

Dr Shanti Akasapu is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 322964) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1912357005.

Contact Information

	Dr Shanti Akasapu, MD
	130 Lakeview Cir, Covington, LA 70433-7512
	(985) 892-6858
	(985) 892-6965

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Shanti Akasapu
Gender	Female
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	15 Years
Location	130 Lakeview Cir, Covington, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Shanti Akasapu graduated from medical school in 2011

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1912357005
Provider Enumeration Date: 06/20/2016
Last Update Date: 05/01/2026

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 4688961568
Enrollment ID: I20200630001708

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Shanti Akasapu such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1912357005	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208M00000X	Hospitalist	322964 (Louisiana)	Secondary
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	322964 (Louisiana)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Ochsner Home Health Of New Orleans	Metairie, LA	Home health agency
Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New orleans, LA	Hospital
Touro Infirmary	New orleans, LA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Crescent City Physicians Inc	2769370543	159

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Shanti Akasapu allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Ochsner Clinic Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1538151428 PECOS PAC ID: 8224933619 Enrollment ID: O20031126000513

Entity Name	Crescent City Physicians Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1689722340 PECOS PAC ID: 2769370543 Enrollment ID: O20040308001058

Entity Name	Jencare Neighborhood Medical Center Midcity, Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1194085852 PECOS PAC ID: 1557508579 Enrollment ID: O20130513000065

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Shanti Akasapu is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Shanti Akasapu, MD 1100 Poydras St Ste 2500, New Orleans, LA 70163-2500 Ph: (504) 527-9953	Dr Shanti Akasapu, MD 130 Lakeview Cir, Covington, LA 70433-7512 Ph: (985) 892-6858

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Dr. Farhad X Aduli, MD Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 20 Starbrush Cir, Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-777-7000 Fax: 985-777-9000
Jon William Mares, D.O. Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1970 N Highway 190, Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-867-8585 Fax: 985-867-3644
Joe E Johnson Jr., MD Internal Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 5001 Highway 190 East Service Rd, Suite A3, Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-893-9251 Fax: 985-892-7893
Jessica Gonzalez, MD Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1202 S Tyler St, Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-898-4194 Fax: 985-898-4164

Dr Shanti Akasapu, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Covington, LA