Christopher Bernard Komanapalli, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Tucson, AZ
Christopher Bernard Komanapalli, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1194894519, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Bernard Komanapalli
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD-40188 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Phone
- (520) 694-8888
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2025
- Fax
- (520) 505-2476
- Medicaid ID
- 1194894519 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211019003253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Bernard Komanapalli in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate12 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: $917.44
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcym Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Banner-University Medical GroupSierra Vista, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Bernard Komanapalli among 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona
Christopher Bernard Komanapalli, M.D. is one of 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 78% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1999 among the 80 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arizona
There are 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona.
All 123 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammad Hamidi, MBBSTucson, AZ 857191952864829
- Praveen Sridhar, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191528487071
- Raj Bose, MDTucson, AZ 857181093787749
- George Makdisi, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857181295960524
- Gulshan Sethi, MDTucson, AZ 857181467523795
- Michael Teodori, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857181629037346
- Burt Strug, MDTucson, AZ 857151164729711
- Mary Jane Barth, MDTucson, AZ 857241376509281
Common questions
What is Christopher Bernard Komanapalli, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Bernard Komanapalli, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194894519, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Bernard Komanapalli, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85719. Phone: (520) 694-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Bernard Komanapalli, M.D.'s license?
Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Bernard Komanapalli, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Bernard Komanapalli, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.