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Akhila Pamula, MD

Emergency Medicine · Sacramento

NPI 1144663048

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1 location · Cep America - California · 1,278 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Mercy General Hospital · Methodist Hospital of Sacramento. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A131863 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2014 · expires 2028-03-31 · Albany Medical College of Union University.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 79% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.43 (1.15 to 1.7), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 2.85 (2.2 to 3.51) · 4,531 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.124, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.18, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 63% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.059, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Mercy General Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 3 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Mercy General Hospital
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.43 (1.15 to 1.7)WorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths2.85 (2.2 to 3.51) · 4,531 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.124BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.18BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.82 (0 to 1.78) · 1,035 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.19 (116.89 to 215.48) · 113 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.8 · 142 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.2 · 70 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths13.2 · 431 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths12.8 · 348 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.2 · 242 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 162 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.2 · 3,346 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.39) · 5,509 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.06 to 0.45) · 6,091 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.93 (1.01 to 4.84) · 1,995 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.42 (0.01 to 2.83) · 863 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.86 (0.49 to 3.22) · 1,834 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths6.67 (1.97 to 11.37) · 927 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths2.8 (0 to 5.97) · 914 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.6 (0.14 to 3.06) · 331 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.3 · 171 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.457No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.426No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.904No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2.306No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.9 · 902 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.3 · 642 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits10.6 · 513 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits23.5 · 445 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits36.5 · 229 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.2 · 349 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.7 · 168 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.4 · 295 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21.4 · 175 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.3 (9.3 to 16.4) · 405 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.8 to 1.3) · 516 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (477 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Mercy General Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Mercy General Hospital
Room was "always" clean70%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained64%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
"Always" quiet at night51%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital79%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects52%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%
See every measure and the patient survey for Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 3 the same, 2 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.059BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.99 (0 to 2.04) · 414 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.85 (0.43 to 1.26)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 67 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 36 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.7 · 222 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.3 · 250 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths7.4 · 152 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.6 · 1,465 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 2,886 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0.08 to 0.49) · 2,999 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.01 (0.56 to 5.47) · 337 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.66 (0 to 3.39) · 79 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.22 (0.53 to 3.91) · 322 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.95 (0 to 18.9) · 80 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.04 (0.78 to 9.3) · 77 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.73 (0.21 to 3.25) · 80 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0 to 1.13) · 2,441 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.2 · 46 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.388No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.1 · 471 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-19.4 · 248 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits37.7 · 242 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.2 · 375 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 39 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.3 · 190 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (9.5 to 17) · 198 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.8 to 1.6) · 77 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (553 patients answered, 12% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Room was "always" clean68%
Nurses "always" communicated well78%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained64%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)66%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
"Always" quiet at night47%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital63%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects52%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$48,311

Medicare paid this office $48,311 for 346 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making200$27,923$135
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes56$9,492$170
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making85$8,373$94
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only133$963$7

Who their Medicare patients are

346 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Under 65 18% · 85 and older 15% · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 60% · Health risk score 2.16. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 43% · Coronary heart disease 42% · Diabetes 41% · Depression 38% · Heart failure 36% · COPD 34% · Atrial fibrillation 32% · Dementia 18% · Stroke 17% · Cancer 13%.

The office billed $442,114, Medicare allowed $61,473 and paid $48,311; for 521 services of 18 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024346521722.16$442,114$48,311
2023288399712.15$334,799$39,392
20224244641.77$22,410$3,655
20214648642.14$22,348$4,253
20203436662.66$16,303$2,983
20196667661.88$37,934$6,820
20186667581.75$32,753$5,713
20176771642.07$37,894$6,334
20161616662.31$8,683$1,713

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making182$25,930$139
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making73$6,973$94
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes25$4,463$172
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making11$593$54
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only82$568$7

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making14$1,766$126
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making18$1,410$78

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making14$1,830$131
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making19$1,700$89

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making13$1,519$117

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making39$5,014$129
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making15$1,226$82

2018: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making37$4,487$121
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making13$737$57

2017: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making46$4,944$105
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making14$1,035$74

2016: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making11$1,376$125

Medicaid work

$45,470 in 2024

Medicaid paid $45,470 for 622 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 32 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM162$12,435
Non-prescription drugs96$12,272
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM199$11,502
Service14$3,690
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL26$2,084
Service45$1,597
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM12$1,487
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only42$309
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count26$94
Medicaid work by year
2024622932$45,470
20239041198$55,049
2022380246$22,267
2021292242$17,914
2020138124$7,774
2019489429$4,404
2018286330$5,499
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM351$25,533
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM173$12,548
Service25$5,569
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM89$4,127
Service77$2,920
COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE13$1,920
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL32$1,061
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count76$698
Basic metabolic panel (Calcium, total) This panel must include the following: Calcium, total (82310) Carbon dioxide (bicarbonate) (82374) Chloride (82435) Creatinine (82565) Glucose (82947) Potassium (84132) Sodium (84295) Urea nitrogen (BUN) (84520)28$279
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only27$206
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report13$188

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM350$17,019
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM30$5,249

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM278$17,853
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM14$62

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM138$7,774

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM282$2,545
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM149$1,530
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM29$280
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM29$49

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM171$3,217
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM103$2,188
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM12$95

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$3,800

Pharmacies billed $3,800 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

114 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $3,800 in drug cost · 33 antibiotic prescriptions to 29 people.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Cephalexin13$79$6

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202412178NoneNone$3,800
202310865NoneNone$5,595
20222431607% (16)None$8,206
20212431377% (18)13%$8,614
2020136958% (11)None$3,021
20191921297% (14)16%$9,433
2018134100None13%$3,657
20172231368% (17)None$6,856
201612374None16%$4,173
2015332642% (14)None$2,186

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2022: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13$365$28
Cephalexin23$227$10
Prednisone11$113$10
Ibuprofen15$108$7
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16$103$6
Ondansetron Odt14$92$7

2021: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Cephalexin20$206$10
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17$114$7
Ondansetron Odt14$96$7

2020: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Ondansetron Odt12$107$9
Cephalexin11$88$8

2019: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Ondansetron Odt17$169$10
Cephalexin11$85$8
Ciprofloxacin11$84$8

2018: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Cephalexin15$150$10
Azithromycin11$107$10

2017: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Cephalexin26$239$9
Ondansetron Odt13$174$13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12$130$11
Ciprofloxacin11$97$9

2016: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Prednisone17$97$6

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
94.6 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1144663048
Licence
CA A131863California A131863: Current · expires 2028-03-31
Trained
Albany Medical College of Union University, 2013
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
25156 Billie Dr, Moreno Valley, CA, 92553
NPI first listed
2013-04-10
NPI last updated
2023-05-12
NPI record certified
2023-05-12

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

This office lists an electronic records connection.