Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Richmond, TX
Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Richmond, Texas, and NPI 1942687066, issued on Apr 27, 2015. Check the license (Texas T1920, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deepika Lakshmi Chona
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- T1920 TX
57.026745 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Main St Ste 401, Richmond, TX 77469
- Phone
- (281) 342-9530
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 342-9564
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210716001895); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1601 Main St Ste 401
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mindy Haverlah, APRN, FNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1093514739
- Ibiene SamuelFamily Nurse Practitioner1396303541
- Nitesh Vachhani, MDGastroenterology Physician1093854010
Verify Deepika Lakshmi Chona in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T1920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,543 Medicare Part D claims for 501 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole449 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium210 claims
- Linzess121 claims
- Sucralfate118 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf101 claims
- Famotidine98 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): 79.9 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: $1,791.15
96 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCRichmond, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Deepika Lakshmi Chona among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
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- Kumara Peddamatham, M.D.Richmond, TX 774691659377547
- Nitesh Vachhani, MDRichmond, TX 774691093854010
- Shaadi AbughazalehSugar Land, TX 774781487159984
- Abraham Chacko, D.O.Sugar Land, TX 774781902117773
- Robert Davis, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781629079652
- Adeeb Dwairy, MDSugar Land, TX 774781679826929
- Sushovan Guha, MD, PHDSugar Land, TX 774781538269840
- Shailaja Jamma, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781356584908
Common questions
What is Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D.'s NPI number?
Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942687066, issued on Apr 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Main St Ste 401, Richmond, TX, 77469. Phone: (281) 342-9530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T1920, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D. had 1,543 Medicare Part D claims for 501 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Deepika Lakshmi Chona, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.9 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.