Nithya Cherukuru, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Nithya Cherukuru, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578925442, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD478526, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nithya Cherukuru
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD478526 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111
- Phone
- (152) 143-9402
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220912001210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nithya Cherukuru in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD478526Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
335 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine99 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate68 claims
- Bupropion Xl24 claims
- Clonazepam24 claims
- Trazodone Hcl18 claims
- Sertraline Hcl17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $119.25
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 one group practice
- Temple Faculty Practice Plan IncPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nithya Cherukuru among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Nithya Cherukuru, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
727 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 727 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Nithya Cherukuru, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nithya Cherukuru, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578925442, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nithya Cherukuru, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19111. Phone: (152) 143-9402. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nithya Cherukuru, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD478526, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nithya Cherukuru, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nithya Cherukuru, M.D. had 335 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nithya Cherukuru, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.