What is Krishnan Challappa's specialty?

Krishnan Challappa (NPI 1942202676) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Elizabethtown, KY.

Where does Krishnan Challappa practice?

Krishnan Challappa practices in Elizabethtown, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942202676.

How much does Medicare pay Krishnan Challappa?

Krishnan Challappa (NPI 1942202676) received approximately $178K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,684 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942202676

Krishnan ChallappaM.D.

CardiologyElizabethtown, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,643

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,578

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$172K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 240 Cardiology providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 2,135).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,804

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$810K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate909 claims

Carvedilol645 claims

Apixaban526 claims

Amlodipine Besylate450 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium423 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.3

Quality

87.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.81%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$89

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$89

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$89

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Krishnan Challappa'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). 130 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Hardin County & Hardin County Jail Ambulance Service Provider · Elizabethtown, KY	304	697
Peter Popovich Emergency Medicine · Elizabethtown, KY	136	286
Amarjit Desai Internal Medicine · Elizabethtown, KY	135	413
JANE TODD CRAWFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC.	132	496
Todd Bell Emergency Medicine · Elizabethtown, KY	125	295
Reda El-Shiekh Cardiology · Elizabethtown, KY	118	365
Craig Kamen Diagnostic Radiology · Jeffersonville, IN	117	210
Joachim Gruber Emergency Medicine · Elizabethtown, KY	105	247
Khalid Bhatti Nephrology · Elizabethtown, KY	100	261
Scott Dishaw Emergency Medicine · Elizabethtown, KY	83	152
PATEL, MAHENDRA	79	213
Ross Walton Emergency Medicine · Elizabethtown, KY	77	158

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.

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