Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Fort Myers, FL
Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Fort Myers, Florida, and NPI 1205815818, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0105017, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rahul Kumar Challapalli
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- ME0105017 FL
181218 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6811 Porto Fino Cir, Fort Myers, FL 33912
- Phone
- (239) 208-6648
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2024
- Fax
- (239) 931-0221
- Medicaid ID
- 001870100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091027000848); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6811 Porto Fino Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rahul Kumar Challapalli in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0105017Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone28 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Azithromycin13 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta11 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): 79.8 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: $104.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek 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
- Axel Medical Group LLCFort Myers, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rahul Kumar Challapalli among 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida
Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD is one of 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1999 among the 790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% 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 Florida 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 Florida
There are 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francisco De Jesus Paulino, MDFort Myers, FL 339121801183934
- Sunil Lalla, MDFort Myers, FL 339121407841760
- Jorge Mestas, MDFort Myers, FL 339121467450494
- Sunil Pammi, MDFort Myers, FL 339121053378240
- Ashish Adi, MDFort Myers, FL 339081477500338
- Imtiaz Ahmad, MDFort Myers, FL 339081174521009
- Stephen Hannan, M.D.Fort Myers, FL 339081467470054
- Krunal Patel, M.D.Fort Myers, FL 339081609142264
Common questions
What is Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD's NPI number?
Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205815818, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6811 Porto Fino Cir, Fort Myers, FL, 33912. Phone: (239) 208-6648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0105017, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rahul Kumar Challapalli, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.8 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.