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2026 NPPES data Nuclear Cardiology Physician NPI 1952597478 MBBS
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Nuclear Cardiology Physician in Morgan Hill, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 374 in Nuclear Cardiology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
10K
Medicare Part D claims · 690 beneficiaries · Nuclear Cardiology Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
86%
generic claims · 14% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
83.3/100
▲ 0 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$102.6
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.3/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 9,794 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 83.3/100
- MIPS score · +0 vs avg
- 10K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 86%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
83 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Anuradha Chirala, MBBS sits
This provider among nuclear cardiology physician peers
Across the 162 nuclear cardiology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Anuradha Chirala, MBBS writes more Part D claims than 93% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 41% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one nuclear cardiology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Anuradha Chirala, MBBS. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Anuradha Chirala, MBBS?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Nuclear Cardiology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
9,794 144% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
83.3/100 0.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Nuclear Cardiology Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Nuclear Cardiology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 83.3/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Nuclear Cardiology Physician) - 83.3/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Nuclear Cardiology Physician provider holding MBBS credentials at 18511 MISSION VIEW DR, Morgan Hill, CA, 95037, with a listed phone of (408) 779-9422. NPI 1952597478 was issued on 09/18/2007.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 9,794 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 690 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1.4 million in drug spend, split 14% brand-name and 86% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 83.3/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 100, Cost 45.9), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Nuclear Cardiology Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 374 enrolled providers across 37 states and an average of 4,019 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1952597478 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nuclear Cardiology Physician |
| Credentials | MBBS |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 09/18/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
83.2827
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
100
Quality
45.9422
Cost
98
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Anuradha Chirala, MBBS bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Stanford Health Care
★★★★★ 5/5
Stanford, CA
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 050441
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Anuradha Chirala, MBBS. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$103
Largest payer
Abbott Laboratories
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Anuradha Chirala, MBBS. To verify Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS - brand share 14.0%
Nuclear Cardiology Physician average
14% brand-name claims vs 86% generic, on 9,794 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
9,794
Total Claims
$1.4M
Total Drug Cost
690
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 20,923
- Total Day Supply
- 624,251
- Brand vs Generic
- 14% brand / 86% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.2M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $203K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 76.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.50
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 30, 65-74: 260, 75-84: 283, 85+: 117
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Anuradha Chirala, MBBS prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
1,178 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
881 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
755 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
577 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
500 claims
- Ezetimibe 469
Ezetimibe
469 claims
- Isosorbide Mononit… 433
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er
433 claims
- Furosemide 413
Furosemide
413 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 1,178 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 881 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 755 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 577 |
| Losartan Potassium | 500 |
| Ezetimibe | 469 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er Isosorbide Mononitrate | 433 |
| Furosemide | 413 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 392 |
| Carvedilol | 309 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nuclear Cardiology Physician Overview
How Anuradha Chirala, MBBS fits within the Nuclear Cardiology Physician landscape nationally.
374
Nuclear Cardiology Physician Providers in US
37
States with Nuclear Cardiology Physician
4,019
Avg Claims per Provider
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's 9,794 claims are above the specialty average of 4,019.
Nearby Nuclear Cardiology Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chirala.
Dr. Riaz Ahmed
M.D.
Encinitas, CA
Dr. Siva Arunasalam
M D
Victorville, CA
Dr. Shadfar Bahri
M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Leslie Baluyot
MD
Modesto, CA
Dr. Raye Bellinger
MD
Sacramento, CA
Compare Nuclear Cardiology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's specialty? ▼
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS specializes in Nuclear Cardiology Physician and practices in Morgan Hill, California. Credentials: MBBS.
How much does Anuradha Chirala, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Anuradha Chirala, MBBS wrote 9,794 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.4M in drug costs for 690 beneficiaries.
What is Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's Medicare quality score? ▼
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83.3/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 45.9). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Anuradha Chirala, MBBS located? ▼
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS is located at 18511 MISSION VIEW DR, Morgan Hill, CA, 95037. Phone: (408) 779-9422.
What is Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's NPI number? ▼
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952597478, issued on 09/18/2007.
Does Anuradha Chirala, MBBS prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's prescribing is 14% brand-name and 86% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.2M in brand drug costs.
How many Nuclear Cardiology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 374 Nuclear Cardiology Physician providers across 37 states in the US. The average Nuclear Cardiology Physician provider writes 4,019 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Anuradha Chirala, MBBS prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate, Amlodipine Besylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Anuradha Chirala, MBBS accept Medicare? ▼
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS appears in CMS Medicare data with 9,794 Part D claims and 690 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's credentials? ▼
Anuradha Chirala, MBBS's NPI is 1952597478 with credentials MBBS. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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