Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Easton, PA
Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Easton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1477040616, issued on Apr 13, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD485258, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- MD485258 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 S 21St St, Easton, PA 18042
- Phone
- (484) 526-1735
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240815002536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 250 S 21St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Leopoldo Baccaro, M.D.Surgery Physician1821316381
- David Ball, DOVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1144278060
- Anne Bassler, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1366446353
- Robert Bassler, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538163340
- Francisco Benavides, M.D.Surgery Physician1073968293
Verify Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD485258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam23 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: $33,987.07
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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 2 group practices
- St Lukes Physician Group IncEaston, PA
- St Lukes Warren Physician Group PCPhillipsburg, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala among 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala, MD is one of 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 111 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Easton → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rupam Das, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171073834768
- Randy Jaeger, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171598746026
- Alexander Johnson, MDBethlehem, PA 180171154771327
- Wayne Luchetti, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171942208392
- Marcos Martinez, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171396052130
- Gerald-John Rossini, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171215935598
- Nicholas Slenker, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171720280662
- James Sunday, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171316945132
Common questions
What is Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala, MD's NPI number?
Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477040616, issued on Apr 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 S 21St St, Easton, PA, 18042. Phone: (484) 526-1735. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD485258, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ajay Chakravarthy Kanakamedala, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.