Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D
Nephrology Physician · Gadsden, AL
Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1629264510, issued on Sep 24, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 32348, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 32348 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1026 Goodyear Ave Ste 302B, Gadsden, AL 35903
- Phone
- (256) 485-0899
- Enumerated
- Sep 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2025
- Fax
- (866) 265-9563
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130612000606); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 32348Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate28 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Lifehealth PCGadsden, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu among 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama
Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D is one of 183 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama.
All 183 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Chua, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031134117872
- David Corbin, MDGadsden, AL 359031689162778
- Krishna Chaitanya Keri, MDGadsden, AL 359031285947473
- Frank Scott, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031508804733
- Etagbo Eta, M.DGadsden, AL 359011487974630
- Edward Hwang, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011548244098
- Mitul Patel, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358111215233192
- David Bains, MDHuntsville, AL 358051447419288
Common questions
What is Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D's NPI number?
Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629264510, issued on Sep 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1026 Goodyear Ave Ste 302B, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 485-0899. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 32348, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rameshkumar Athippalayam Chellamuthu, M.D's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.