Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Bharani Challa, M.D.

Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician · Austin, TX

Bharani Challa, M.D. is a pediatric gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1063617868, issued on Jun 20, 2007. Check the license (Texas N6557, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1063617868
Name
Bharani Challa
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician 2080P0206X
License numbers
N6557 TX
37312 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Austin, TX 78723
Phone
(512) 628-1800
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Coburn Allen, M.D.Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1114923984
  2. Ligiola Aranaga Sanchez, APRN CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1821545948
  3. Shannon Blackstock, RN, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1174801138
  4. Loa Borchert, APRN CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1710062369
  5. Brianna Burg, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1629203476
  6. Sarah Casey, PNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1780960401

Verify Bharani Challa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 71 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 score76.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%13.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  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: $263.76

12 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.. The 807 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,561.98 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bharani Challa$263.76
  2. Specialty average$2,561.98

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas

There are 126 pediatric gastroenterology physician records in Texas.

Other pediatric gastroenterology physician records in Texas

  1. Bashar Alaswad, MDBeaumont, TX1851399067
  2. Cherise Ali, DOSan Antonio, TX1043879844
  3. Michele Alkalay, MDDallas, TX1679700462
  4. Jae-Koo An, M.D.Plano, TX1205805447
  5. John Andersen, MDDallas, TX1487616348
  6. Sabeen Aslam, M.DCorpus Christi, TX1386806792
  7. Sarah Barlow, MDDallas, TX1457360422
  8. Myriam Barragan, M.D.San Antonio, TX1205062189
  9. Bradley Barth, MDDallas, TX1982666848
  10. Luis Batres, M.D.McAllen, TX1902069420

Common questions

What is Bharani Challa, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bharani Challa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063617868, issued on Jun 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bharani Challa, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Austin, TX, 78723. Phone: (512) 628-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bharani Challa, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N6557, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Bharani Challa, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.