NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cherian J. Varghese, M.D.

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Appleton, WI

Cherian J. Varghese, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Appleton, Wisconsin, and NPI 1689870370, issued on Jun 21, 2007. Check the license (Wisconsin 60267-20, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689870370
Name
Cherian J. Varghese
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
60267-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI 54911
Phone
(920) 731-8900
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 5, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(920) 738-5369
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140930001733); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1818 N Meade St

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

  1. Mohamed Abdelazim, APNPNurse Practitioner1760266696
  2. Satish Achanti, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982711198
  3. Ernesto Acosta, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1386773208
  4. Abdulmohsin Ahmadjee, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1225370802
  5. Maria Akhutina, MDHospitalist Physician1164652673
  6. Arshad Al-Mashhadani, MDHospitalist Physician1245771476

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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

3,695 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Cherian Varghese3,695
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis497 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate341 claims
  3. Furosemide335 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate288 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium205 claims
  6. Clopidogrel198 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): 78.2 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 score65.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%92.0
  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: $981.20

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cherian Varghese$981.20
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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

  1. Ascension Medical Group-Fox Valley Wisconsin IncNew London, WI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Wisconsin

There are 129 interventional cardiology physician records in Wisconsin.

Other interventional cardiology physician records in Wisconsin

  1. Peter Ackell, MDAppleton, WI1710937115
  2. Zhaowei Ai, MDGreen Bay, WI1487645271
  3. Suhail Allaqaband, MDMilwaukee, WI1669449203
  4. Khawaja Ammar, MDMilwaukee, WI1477528065
  5. Saif Anwaruddin, MDMilwaukee, WI1275658114
  6. David Ashpole, MDFranklin, WI1962463307
  7. Iyad Azzam, MDMilwaukee, WI1811216229
  8. Alok Bachuwar, MDMadison, WI1730303264
  9. Tanvir Bajwa, MDMilwaukee, WI1740257385
  10. Dragos Balf, MDLa Crosse, WI1619178258

Common questions

What is Cherian J. Varghese, M.D.'s NPI number?

Cherian J. Varghese, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689870370, issued on Jun 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cherian J. Varghese, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI, 54911. Phone: (920) 731-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cherian J. Varghese, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 60267-20, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cherian J. Varghese, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cherian J. Varghese, M.D. had 3,695 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cherian J. Varghese, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 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.