Kumaran Chinnappan, MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS
Surgery Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Kumaran Chinnappan, MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1346417250, issued on May 9, 2008. Check the license (Missouri 2010017407, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kumaran Chinnappan
- Credential
- MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2010017407 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12152 Tesson Ferry RD Ste B, Saint Louis, MO 63128
- Phone
- (314) 858-6172
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110614000747); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kumaran Chinnappan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2010017407Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl24 claims
- Famotidine20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 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: $1,390.67
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Kumaran Chinnappan among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri
Kumaran Chinnappan, MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 208600000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.
All 714 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Beckman, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281083614622
- Nina Callaway, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281679703953
- Mark Drake, D.O.Saint Louis, MO 631281770607111
- Kenneth Floro, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281164457164
- Tonya Martin-Dunlap, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281881850600
- Bradley Ross, DOSaint Louis, MO 631281376735639
- Victoria Simmons, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281730618158
- Kenneth Smith, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281154327534
Common questions
What is Kumaran Chinnappan, MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS's NPI number?
Kumaran Chinnappan, MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346417250, issued on May 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kumaran Chinnappan, MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12152 Tesson Ferry RD Ste B, Saint Louis, MO, 63128. Phone: (314) 858-6172. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kumaran Chinnappan, MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2010017407, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kumaran Chinnappan, MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kumaran Chinnappan, MD,FACS,FRCS,FASMBS had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.