Praveen Chekka, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Honolulu, HI
Praveen Chekka, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1669905444, issued on Apr 7, 2017. Check the license (Hawaii MD-21214, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Praveen Chekka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD-21214 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone
- (808) 691-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260430002372); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Praveen Chekka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD-21214Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel68 claims
- Brilinta15 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: $818.61
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
Praveen Chekka among 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii
Praveen Chekka, M.D. is one of 902 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2001 among the 491 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% 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 Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
579 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Honolulu
They are 579 of the 12,408 NPPES records with a practice address in Honolulu, and 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii.
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Common questions
What is Praveen Chekka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Praveen Chekka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669905444, issued on Apr 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Praveen Chekka, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 691-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Praveen Chekka, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD-21214, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Praveen Chekka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Praveen Chekka, M.D. had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 72 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.