Shekhar K. Challa, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Topeka, KS
Shekhar K. Challa, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1144291733, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 0421714, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shekhar K. Challa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 0421714 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 SW 6TH Ave, Topeka, KS 66606
- Phone
- (785) 354-8518
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (785) 354-1255
- Medicaid ID
- 100205920D KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050531000619); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shekhar K. Challa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 0421714Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
327 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium211 claims
- Erythromycin18 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl15 claims
- Omeprazole12 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): 82.1 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: $528.01
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Kansas Medical Clinic PATopeka, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shekhar K. Challa among 111 gastroenterology physician records in Kansas
Shekhar K. Challa, MD is one of 111 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 69 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Kansas
There are 111 gastroenterology physician records in Kansas.
All 111 in Kansas → Every provider in Topeka → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Shekhar K. Challa, MD's NPI number?
Shekhar K. Challa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144291733, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shekhar K. Challa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 SW 6TH Ave, Topeka, KS, 66606. Phone: (785) 354-8518. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shekhar K. Challa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 0421714, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shekhar K. Challa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shekhar K. Challa, MD had 327 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shekhar K. Challa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.1 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.