Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD
Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA
Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518939065, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD056428L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anupama S. Channarasappa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD056428L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Suite 201, One Alexander Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
- Phone
- (412) 826-8840
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100510000497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anupama S. Channarasappa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MD056428LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
5,288 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 118 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium378 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium269 claims
- Losartan Potassium222 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate193 claims
- Lisinopril163 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium163 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $30.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Twp, PA
- Upmc Community Medicine IncNatrona Heights, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anupama S. Channarasappa among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania
Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
767 specialist records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 767 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD's NPI number?
Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518939065, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Suite 201, One Alexander Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238. Phone: (412) 826-8840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD056428L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD had 5,288 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anupama S. Channarasappa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.