Kishore Challa, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · So Charleston, WV
Kishore Challa, M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in So Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1043377062, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (West Virginia 15721, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kishore Challa
- Credential
- M.D., F.A.C.C.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 15721 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4607 Maccorkle Avenue SW, So Charleston, WV 25309
- Phone
- (304) 766-3688
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Kishore Challa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 15721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
8,004 Medicare Part D claims for 1,639 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate996 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate713 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium496 claims
- Eliquis435 claims
- Xarelto381 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl349 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 90.1 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: $2,251.38
114 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- South Charleston Cardiology AssociatesSouth Charleston, WV
- Ths Physician Partners IncSouth Charleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 117 cardiovascular disease physician records in West Virginia.
Other cardiovascular disease physician records in West Virginia
- Joshy Abraham, MDBeckley, WV1912095274
- Mohamed Al Hajji, MDMorgantown, WV1184184210
- Paul Alappat, MDFairmont, WV1801970645
- Sami Aljohani, MDElkins, WV1366856742
- Hamza AlkowatliHuntington, WV1962104646
- Ajay Anand, MDHinton, WV1164400230
- Mohammed Arisha, MDCharleston, WV1699279794
- Ganesh Asaithambi, MDBeckley, WV1306055827
- Juan Carlo Avalon, DOMorgantown, WV1295239614
- Thair Barghouthi, MDBeckley, WV1073630125
Common questions
What is Kishore Challa, M.D., F.A.C.C.'s NPI number?
Kishore Challa, M.D., F.A.C.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043377062, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kishore Challa, M.D., F.A.C.C. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4607 Maccorkle Avenue SW, So Charleston, WV, 25309. Phone: (304) 766-3688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kishore Challa, M.D., F.A.C.C.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 15721, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kishore Challa, M.D., F.A.C.C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kishore Challa, M.D., F.A.C.C. had 8,004 Medicare Part D claims for 1,639 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kishore Challa, M.D., F.A.C.C.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.