Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah, M.D
Family Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1295910321, issued on Jan 8, 2008. Check the license (New Mexico MD2010-0227, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD2010-0227 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 N Sonoma Ranch Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 652-4048
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2024
- Fax
- (575) 556-9766
- Medicaid ID
- 01422081 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100914001352); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2010-0227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,474 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium262 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium240 claims
- Lisinopril201 claims
- Losartan Potassium188 claims
- Metformin Hcl162 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate104 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: $130.11
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah, M.D is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 103 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah, M.D's NPI number?
Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295910321, issued on Jan 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 N Sonoma Ranch Blvd, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 652-4048. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2010-0227, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kanaka Lakshmy Chelliah, M.D had 4,474 Medicare Part D claims for 364 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.