Ram M. Challapalli, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Reno, NV
Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1154313815, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 8454, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ram M. Challapalli
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 8454 NV
A71052 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75 Pringle Way, Reno, NV 89502
- Phone
- (775) 688-8000
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 688-8031
- Medicaid ID
- 2016597 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080318000530); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ram M. Challapalli in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8454Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,920 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis231 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium170 claims
- Losartan Potassium160 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate129 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate109 claims
- Sotalol104 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,295.32
142 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Challapalli Cardiology PCReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ram M. Challapalli among 176 cardiovascular disease physician records in Nevada
Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. is one of 176 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1994 among the 128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Nevada
There are 176 cardiovascular disease physician records in Nevada.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sheree Chen, M.D.Reno, NV 895021104812957
- Thomas Davee, M.D.Reno, NV 895021013934900
- Anthony Field, M.D.Reno, NV 895021407818925
- Richard FlemingReno, NV 895021235159690
- William Graettinger, M.D.Reno, NV 895021609895135
- Francis Kelley, M.D.Reno, NV 895021750373270
- Candace McNulty, M.D.Reno, NV 895021336134873
Common questions
What is Ram M. Challapalli, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ram M. Challapalli, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154313815, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Pringle Way, Reno, NV, 89502. Phone: (775) 688-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ram M. Challapalli, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 8454, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. had 1,920 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ram M. Challapalli, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100. 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.