NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arun Cherian, M.D

Internal Medicine Physician · Appleton, WI

Arun Cherian, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Appleton, Wisconsin, and NPI 1235478538, issued on Feb 6, 2013. Check the license (Wisconsin 60085-20, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235478538
Name
Arun Cherian
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
60085-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1620 N Mccarthy RD, Appleton, WI 54913
Phone
(917) 435-6141
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 22, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131007000525); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

506 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Arun Cherian506
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate35 claims
  2. Furosemide28 claims
  3. Eliquis27 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride22 claims
  5. Brilinta20 claims
  6. Clopidogrel19 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): 95.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $88.64

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Arun Cherian$88.64
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Ascension Medical Group-Fox Valley Wisconsin IncAppleton, WI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Appleton

They are 39 of the 3,249 NPPES records with a practice address in Appleton, and 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin.

Other internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin

  1. Sheetal Aatrai, MDMarshfield, WI1417568965
  2. Khalid Abdelgadir, MDManitowoc, WI1407433295
  3. Mesfin Abdissa, MDMilwaukee, WI1376579417
  4. Anas Abed, MDMadison, WI1659002566
  5. Margaret Abel, MDRhinelander, WI1477590487
  6. Mesfin Abera, M.D.Beaver Dam, WI1972852390
  7. Vidthya Abraham, M.D.Madison, WI1861836058
  8. Ismael Abu Limon, MDGreenfield, WI1467945543
  9. Amjed Abu Muhanna, MDMarinette, WI1861514135
  10. Satish Achanti, MDAppleton, WI1982711198

Common questions

What is Arun Cherian, M.D's NPI number?

Arun Cherian, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235478538, issued on Feb 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arun Cherian, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1620 N Mccarthy RD, Appleton, WI, 54913. Phone: (917) 435-6141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arun Cherian, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 60085-20, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Arun Cherian, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arun Cherian, M.D had 506 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Arun Cherian, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.