Lakshminarayana Chekuri, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Pineville, MO
Lakshminarayana Chekuri, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pineville, Missouri, and NPI 1144589284, issued on May 10, 2012. Check the license (Missouri 2016012457, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lakshminarayana Chekuri
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2016012457 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5265 S Business 71, Pineville, MO 65865
- Phone
- (417) 223-5300
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160706001418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 965 in Missouri → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5265 S Business 71
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tamon Paige, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1104807635
Verify Lakshminarayana Chekuri 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 2016012457Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
279 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl24 claims
- Mirtazapine24 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl23 claims
- Prazosin Hcl23 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er21 claims
- Trazodone Hcl20 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
- Ozark CenterPineville, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lakshminarayana Chekuri among 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri
Lakshminarayana Chekuri, M.D. is one of 965 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Pineville
They are 2 of the 17 NPPES records with a practice address in Pineville, and 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri.
All 965 in Missouri → Every provider in Pineville → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tamon Paige, M.D.Pineville, MO 658651104807635
- Hanqing Bai, MDSpringfield, MO 658071720572720
- Dennis Dobard, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071063554038
- Alok Jain, MDSpringfield, MO 658071285630095
- Raymund Tan, MDSpringfield, MO 658071780876227
- Richard Aiken, MDSpringfield, MO 658061861579880
- Salvador Ceniceros, MDSpringfield, MO 658061457301129
- Richard Christy, MDSpringfield, MO 658061821169525
Common questions
What is Lakshminarayana Chekuri, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lakshminarayana Chekuri, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144589284, issued on May 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lakshminarayana Chekuri, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5265 S Business 71, Pineville, MO, 65865. Phone: (417) 223-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lakshminarayana Chekuri, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2016012457, 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 Lakshminarayana Chekuri, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lakshminarayana Chekuri, M.D. had 279 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.