Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Leesville, LA
Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Leesville, Louisiana, and NPI 1265463061, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 13173R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 13173R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 931 Verone Ter, Leesville, LA 71446
- Phone
- (337) 238-3475
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 238-3617
- Medicaid ID
- 1578924 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101228000856); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 931 Verone Ter
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kellie Paddy, A.P.R.N.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1154564169
Verify Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13173RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
396 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyurea56 claims
- Warfarin Sodium45 claims
- Anastrozole39 claims
- Potassium Chloride32 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl24 claims
- Eliquis22 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): 90.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $128.40
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- Mary Bird Perkins Cancer CenterLeesville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay among 188 hematology & oncology physician records in Louisiana
Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD is one of 188 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207RH0003X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 188 hematology & oncology physician records in Louisiana.
All 188 in Louisiana → Every provider in Leesville → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rami Sarid, MDFort Johnson, LA 714591811094766
- Bassam Abi-Rached, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011285637314
- Ebenezer Berko, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011154366508
- Vivian Chukwurah, MDAlexandria, LA 713011255835138
- Hafez Halawani, MDAlexandria, LA 713011023008372
- Christine Ince, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011780687822
- Howard Wold, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011467455501
- David Osafo, M.D.Ruston, LA 712701467489542
Common questions
What is Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD's NPI number?
Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265463061, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 931 Verone Ter, Leesville, LA, 71446. Phone: (337) 238-3475. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 13173R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD had 396 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kanchan Prasad Upadhyay, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 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.