Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1366595738, issued on Jan 19, 2007. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 038327 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6401 Shallowford RD, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 893-6500
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (629) 224-5044
- Medicaid ID
- 00606834B GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240409000258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,537 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate112 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium88 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa68 claims
- Metformin Hcl62 claims
- Carvedilol48 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium45 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: $20.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 192 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria, MD's NPI number?
Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366595738, issued on Jan 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6401 Shallowford RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 893-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria, MD's license?
Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pankaj Bhikhalal Kalaria, MD had 1,537 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.