Rachana Krishna, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Charleston, SC
Rachana Krishna, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1073801858, issued on Jul 14, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 52123, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachana Krishna
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 52123 SC
249168 MA
61783 MN
MT207200 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180918003166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rachana Krishna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,451 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ofev225 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil106 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa105 claims
- Tadalafil83 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim77 claims
- Pirfenidone72 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: $245.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachana Krishna among 202 pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina
Rachana Krishna, M.D. is one of 202 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 45% 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina
There are 202 pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 202 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Cox, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251578526570
- Peter Doelken, MDCharleston, SC 294251922102706
- Patrick Flume, MDCharleston, SC 294251013011899
- Michael Frye, MDCharleston, SC 294251609973494
- John Huggins, MDCharleston, SC 294251447294905
- Walter James, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251093912545
- Robert Miller, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251710980453
- Jeremy Richards, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251831123595
Common questions
What is Rachana Krishna, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rachana Krishna, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073801858, issued on Jul 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachana Krishna, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachana Krishna, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 52123, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rachana Krishna, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachana Krishna, M.D. had 1,451 Medicare Part D claims for 210 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.