What is Deepak Chikkala's specialty?

Deepak Chikkala (NPI 1679582720) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hospitalist in Milwaukee, WI.

Where does Deepak Chikkala practice?

Deepak Chikkala practices in Milwaukee, WI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679582720.

How much does Medicare pay Deepak Chikkala?

Deepak Chikkala (NPI 1679582720) received approximately $29K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 134 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679582720

Deepak ChikkalaMD

PRACTICEIHC-WHEATON ANESTHESIA LLCSee all providers at this practice →

HospitalistMilwaukee, WII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

236

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

360

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$27K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 610 Hospitalist providers in WI — below median (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$89

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims

Furosemide11 claims

Prednisone11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Deepak Chikkala's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 26 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - FRANKLIN, INC.	84	298
ASCENSION ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL, INC	82	309
Samuel Rajkowski Diagnostic Radiology · Park Ridge, IL	40	162
Margaret Pearsall Internal Medicine · Beloit, WI	36	446
Bell Ambulance, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Milwaukee, WI	30	229
Ascension Wisconsin Laboratories, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Milwaukee, WI	22	140
Jacob Stephen Interventional Cardiology · Sycamore, IL	22	147
Ediri Brume Critical Care (Intensivists) · Springfield, IL	21	79
WENZEL, MARK	19	56
Robert Hardie Diagnostic Radiology · Greenfield, WI	19	121
Robert Breger Diagnostic Radiology · Greenfield, WI	18	77
James Walker Diagnostic Radiology · Milwaukee, WI	15	43

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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