Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Mount Pleasant, PA
Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1912014549, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD041732L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- MD041732L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 508 S Church St Ste 100, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
- Phone
- (724) 547-7212
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2025
- Fax
- (724) 547-7278
- Medicaid IDs
- 0012140750004 PA
0012140750009 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040301001002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD041732LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
2,360 Medicare Part D claims for 888 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium739 claims
- Omeprazole398 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf214 claims
- Famotidine164 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte154 claims
- Mesalamine47 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: $163.12
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Excela Health Physician Practices, IncMt Pleasant, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu among 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania
Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu, MD is one of 1,049 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 769 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,049 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Mount Pleasant → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarfraz Ahmad, MDMt Pleasant, PA 156661073501052
- Douglas Klions, M.D.Latrobe, PA 156501518951854
- Balu Shetty, MDN Huntingdon, PA 156421033104948
- Sannasie Chandrasekaran, MDExport, PA 156321831109727
- Shirish Amin, MDIndiana, PA 157011114903994
- Mary Anne Barnicle, M.D.Indiana, PA 157011689636144
- Ronald Cramer, D.O.Indiana, PA 157011275586000
- Maria Stiles, CRNPIndiana, PA 157011124777511
Common questions
What is Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu, MD's NPI number?
Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912014549, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 508 S Church St Ste 100, Mount Pleasant, PA, 15666. Phone: (724) 547-7212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD041732L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandrasekhara. Rao Punukollu, MD had 2,360 Medicare Part D claims for 888 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.