Naidu K. Chekuru, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Lubbock, TX
Naidu K. Chekuru, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1073515433, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas F5170, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Naidu K. Chekuru
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- F5170 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3621 22ND St, Lubbock, TX 79410
- Phone
- (806) 791-8484
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 791-8498
- Medicaid ID
- 131708304 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3621 22ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Naidu K. Chekuru in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F5170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 76% 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $121.78
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.
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Common questions
What is Naidu K. Chekuru, MD's NPI number?
Naidu K. Chekuru, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073515433, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Naidu K. Chekuru, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3621 22ND St, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 791-8484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Naidu K. Chekuru, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F5170, 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 Naidu K. Chekuru, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Naidu K. Chekuru, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.