Achankunju A. Chacko, MD
Adult Medicine Physician · Takoma Park, MD
Achankunju A. Chacko, MD is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Takoma Park, Maryland, and NPI 1508878414, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D20129, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Achankunju A. Chacko
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
- License number
- D20129 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7610 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912
- Phone
- (301) 270-5522
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 270-4837
- Medicaid ID
- 7959214000 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110615000481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1978
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7610 Carroll Ave
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Verify Achankunju A. Chacko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D20129Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024
2,071 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium212 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate151 claims
- Metformin Hcl77 claims
- Losartan Potassium65 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl63 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium59 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $296.63
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,405.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sun Rise Rehab LLCGreenbelt, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Achankunju A. Chacko, MD's NPI number?
Achankunju A. Chacko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508878414, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Achankunju A. Chacko, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7610 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD, 20912. Phone: (301) 270-5522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Achankunju A. Chacko, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D20129, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Achankunju A. Chacko, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Achankunju A. Chacko, MD had 2,071 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.