On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars out of 5. He is professionally affiliated with Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Memorial Hospital of Tampa. Dr. Bukkapatnam takes Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield Bronze, and Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, in addition to other insurance carriers. After attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of South Florida (USF). Dr. Bukkapatnam has received the distinction of Florida Super Doctors 2009 - Gulf Coast Edition. Dr. Bukkapatnam (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Telugu, Arabic, and Spanish.