Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD
Rheumatology Physician · North Kansas City, MO
Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in North Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1225041221, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2010037284, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandrasekhar Chilappa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 2010037284 MO
04-34908 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 Clay Edwards Dr Ste 400, North Kansas City, MO 64116
- Phone
- (816) 421-4240
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2024
- Fax
- (816) 421-5015
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101213001142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chandrasekhar Chilappa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2010037284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,162 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone322 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate315 claims
- Methotrexate263 claims
- Gabapentin201 claims
- Leflunomide151 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen95 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: $204.12
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Meritas Health CorporationNorth Kansas City, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chandrasekhar Chilappa among 151 rheumatology physician records in Missouri
Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD is one of 151 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 151 rheumatology physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD's NPI number?
Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225041221, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Clay Edwards Dr Ste 400, North Kansas City, MO, 64116. Phone: (816) 421-4240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2010037284, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD had 2,162 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chandrasekhar Chilappa, MD'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.