Chandana Karanam, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA
Chandana Karanam, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1891189924, issued on Mar 26, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 323990, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandana Karanam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 323990 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1453 E Bert Koun Loop, Shreveport, LA 71105
- Phone
- (318) 681-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200915000345); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Chandana Karanam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 323990Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
730 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone63 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium44 claims
- Cefdinir38 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass35 claims
- Levofloxacin26 claims
- Furosemide22 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: $314.11
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. 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.
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
- Northeast Louisiana Physicians LLCShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chandana Karanam among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Chandana Karanam, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Shreveport
They are 218 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Chandana Karanam, MD's NPI number?
Chandana Karanam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891189924, issued on Mar 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandana Karanam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1453 E Bert Koun Loop, Shreveport, LA, 71105. Phone: (318) 681-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandana Karanam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 323990, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chandana Karanam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandana Karanam, MD had 730 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.