Lavanya Chekuru, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Brooklyn, NY
Lavanya Chekuru, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1457612020, issued on May 31, 2012. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lavanya Chekuru
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1262, Brooklyn, NY 11203
- Phone
- (718) 270-8867
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230130002401); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lavanya Chekuru in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
1,326 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate117 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium108 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium69 claims
- Metformin Hcl68 claims
- Lisinopril54 claims
- Losartan Potassium54 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
- Maimonides Faculty Practice PlanBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lavanya Chekuru among 37,241 student in an organized health care education/training program records in New York
Lavanya Chekuru, M.D. is one of 37,241 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in New York. 31% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 4% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 5% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 1,821 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4,987 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Brooklyn
They are 4,987 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 37,241 student in an organized health care education/training program records in New York.
All 37,241 in New York → Every provider in Brooklyn → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Lavanya Chekuru, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lavanya Chekuru, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457612020, issued on May 31, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lavanya Chekuru, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1262, Brooklyn, NY, 11203. Phone: (718) 270-8867. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lavanya Chekuru, M.D.'s license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lavanya Chekuru, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lavanya Chekuru, M.D. had 1,326 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.