Leela Chockalingam, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Aurora, CO
Leela Chockalingam, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1972062792, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (Colorado 067935, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leela Chockalingam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 067935 CO
036167088 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13001 E 17TH PL, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (303) 724-1792
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240205002114); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13001 E 17TH PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mohammed Al-Musawi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871240101
Verify Leela Chockalingam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 067935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leela Chockalingam among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado
Leela Chockalingam, MD is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
269 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Aurora
They are 269 of the 17,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Leela Chockalingam, MD's NPI number?
Leela Chockalingam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972062792, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leela Chockalingam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13001 E 17TH PL, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (303) 724-1792. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leela Chockalingam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 067935, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leela Chockalingam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leela Chockalingam, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leela Chockalingam, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.