Chandra S. Koneru, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, AL
Chandra S. Koneru, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Alabama, and NPI 1982758132, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 17520, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandra S. Koneru
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 17520 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1015 Highway 72 E, Athens, AL 35611
- Phone
- (256) 232-2505
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 230-3226
- Medicaid ID
- 000034166 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120104000749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1015 Highway 72 E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Vijaya Koneru, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1750434080
Verify Chandra S. Koneru in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,412 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate451 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium357 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium280 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate272 claims
- Metformin Hcl249 claims
- Lisinopril191 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): 100 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: $22.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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 2 group practices
- Athens Limestone Health ServicesAthens, AL
- North Alabama Primary Care,pcAthens, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chandra S. Koneru among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Chandra S. Koneru, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 9 of the 506 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joyce Goetsch, M.D.Athens, AL 356111629395082
- Matthew Hanserd, MDAthens, AL 356111942524434
- Vijaya Koneru, M.D.Athens, AL 356111750434080
- Shashanna Ndong, M.D.Athens, AL 356111407077845
- Maria Onoya, M.D.Athens, AL 356111801237946
- James Walker, MDAthens, AL 356111548206659
- Pauline Lett-Anderson, M.D.Athens, AL 356131437285574
- Joseph Shaw, MDAthens, AL 356131073134672
Common questions
What is Chandra S. Koneru, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chandra S. Koneru, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982758132, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandra S. Koneru, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1015 Highway 72 E, Athens, AL, 35611. Phone: (256) 232-2505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandra S. Koneru, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 17520, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chandra S. Koneru, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandra S. Koneru, M.D. had 7,412 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chandra S. Koneru, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.