Muralikrishna V. Chelikani, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Muralikrishna V. Chelikani, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1083814545, issued on Jul 23, 2007. Check the license (Texas P0021, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muralikrishna V. Chelikani
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- P0021 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13300 Hargrave RD Ste 230, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (281) 357-0111
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2025
- Fax
- (281) 255-9639
- Medicaid IDs
- 333069802 TX
333069803 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120117000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13300 Hargrave RD Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Muralikrishna V. Chelikani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P0021Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,636 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium246 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa208 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta136 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium65 claims
- Anoro Ellipta53 claims
- Prednisone51 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: $277.82
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Muralikrishna V. Chelikani among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Muralikrishna V. Chelikani, M.D. is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lakshmy Ayyar, M.DHouston, TX 770701396991170
- Halyna Ivashchuk, M.D.Houston, TX 770701912361585
- Harman Kular, M.D.Houston, TX 770701003173550
- Neveda Murugesan, MDHouston, TX 770701902463425
- Jesse Onyenekwe, M.D.Houston, TX 770701134489834
- Paresh Patel, MDHouston, TX 770701508022484
- Mimi Phan, M.D.Houston, TX 770701093035610
- Dileep Puppala, M.D.Houston, TX 770701215989900
Common questions
What is Muralikrishna V. Chelikani, M.D.'s NPI number?
Muralikrishna V. Chelikani, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083814545, issued on Jul 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muralikrishna V. Chelikani, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13300 Hargrave RD Ste 230, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 357-0111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muralikrishna V. Chelikani, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P0021, 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 Muralikrishna V. Chelikani, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muralikrishna V. Chelikani, M.D. had 1,636 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.