DURGA PRASAD KULLAKANDA MD
NPI 1235873621
Hospitalist in San Francisco, CA

Active since April 22, 2022PECOS EnrolledAccepts Medicare Assignment
521 PARNASSUS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143(415) 476-1000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 24, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 18, 2026.

About Durga Prasad Kullakanda Md NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

DURGA PRASAD KULLAKANDA MD (NPI 1235873621) is an individual hospitalist provider in San Francisco, California, licensed in California (A202449) and active in the NPI registry since April 2022. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, maintains a secondary practice location in New York, and is a graduate of Other (2022).

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1235873621
Entity TypeIndividualMale
Primary Taxonomy208M00000X
Provider Legal NameDURGA PRASAD KULLAKANDACredential: MD
Location Address521 PARNASSUS AVESan Francisco, CA 94143-2206
Mailing Address550 1st AveNew York, NY 10016-6402 · (212) 263-5506
Sole ProprietorYes
Medical School CMSOtherGraduated 2022
Enumeration DateApril 22, 2022
Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 24, 2025
NPPES CertifiedSeptember 24, 2025
✔ NPI 1235873621 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyHospitalistAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Code208M00000X
License✔ Licensed in CA · A202449
Definition
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
521 PARNASSUS AVE, San Francisco, CA 94143

Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 1550 1st AveNew York, NY 10016-6402 · Phone (212) 263-5506

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment

Durga Prasad Kullakanda Md is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PECOS PAC ID3971000662
PECOS Enrollment IDI20251008003127
Eligible to Order & Refer✔ Part B Labs & Imaging✔ Durable Medical Equipment✔ Home Health Agency– Power Mobility DevicesPer the CMS Ordering and Referring file. Eligibility means Medicare pays claims that this provider orders or refers for these categories.

Medicare Billing Reassignments

3

Medicare enrollment records show Durga Prasad Kullakanda reassigns Medicare billing to 3 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
505 PARNASSUS AVE
San Francisco, CA 94143
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
  • 2,112 clinicians in this Medicare group
Surgery
400 PARNASSUS AVE, MCB 300
San Francisco, CA 94143
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
  • 5,645 clinicians in this Medicare group
Internal Medicine
400 PARNASSUS AVE
San Francisco, CA 94122
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
  • 5,544 clinicians in this Medicare group

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area

Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 94143 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.

New Patient
$153.83 typical visit price
range $69.00 – $202.35
Typical copayment $38.45 (range $17.25 – $50.58)
Most-billed visit code 99204
Established Patient
$119.48 typical visit price
range $23.44 – $166.46
Typical copayment $29.87 (range $5.86 – $41.61)
Most-billed visit code 99214
Amounts reflect what Medicare beneficiaries in this ZIP area are typically charged for office visits. Patients with other coverage should check their individual plans.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

Counselor (Pastoral)
521 PARNASSUS AVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
521 PARNASSUS AVE, C-522
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Hospitalist
521 PARNASSUS AVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Hospitalist
521 PARNASSUS AVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Hospitalist
521 PARNASSUS AVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Anesthesiology
521 PARNASSUS AVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Anesthesiology
521 PARNASSUS AVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Anesthesiology
521 PARNASSUS AVE, RM C-450
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Durga Prasad Kullakanda's NPI number?

The NPI number for Durga Prasad Kullakanda is 1235873621. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on April 22, 2022.

Where is Durga Prasad Kullakanda located?

Durga Prasad Kullakanda practices at 521 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143. The listed phone number is (415) 476-1000.

What is Durga Prasad Kullakanda's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Hospitalist with taxonomy code 208M00000X.

Is Durga Prasad Kullakanda enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Durga Prasad Kullakanda is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.

Which organizations bill Medicare for Durga Prasad Kullakanda's services?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Durga Prasad Kullakanda reassigns Medicare benefits to 3 organizations: Regents Of The University Of California (San Francisco, CA), University Of California San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) and Ucsf Medical Group Business Services (San Francisco, CA). Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Durga Prasad Kullakanda's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Durga Prasad Kullakanda was last updated on September 24, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 13 months ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.