Lakshmi Chekuri, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Richardson, TX
Lakshmi Chekuri, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Richardson, Texas, and NPI 1255445953, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas L8646, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lakshmi Chekuri
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- L8646 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2831 E President George Bush Hwy, Richardson, TX 75082
- Phone
- (469) 204-2021
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (469) 204-2036
- Medicaid IDs
- 167380803 TX
167380802 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040806000405); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2831 E President George Bush Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lakshmi Chekuri in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
708 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium52 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass42 claims
- Ondansetron Odt32 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Potassium Chloride23 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- MedhealthRichardson, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lakshmi Chekuri among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Lakshmi Chekuri, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Richardson
They are 61 of the 2,896 NPPES records with a practice address in Richardson, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Lakshmi Chekuri, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lakshmi Chekuri, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255445953, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lakshmi Chekuri, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2831 E President George Bush Hwy, Richardson, TX, 75082. Phone: (469) 204-2021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lakshmi Chekuri, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8646, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lakshmi Chekuri, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lakshmi Chekuri, M.D. had 708 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.