Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Bethlehem, PA
Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1316395882, issued on May 25, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD470025, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD470025 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Phone
- (484) 526-4000
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200713003122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD470025Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
144 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Lukes Physician Group IncBethlehem, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
81 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bethlehem
They are 81 of the 4,797 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethlehem, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316395882, issued on May 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015. Phone: (484) 526-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD470025, 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 Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D. had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gangaiah Chowdary Kanakamedala, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 of 100. 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.