Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Columbia, SC
Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1356300792, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 71671, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Siva Kumar Chockalingam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 71671 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1070 Wildewood Ctr Dr, Columbia, SC 29229
- Phone
- (803) 788-1100
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 788-4522
- Medicaid ID
- 176712 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101011000814); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Siva Kumar Chockalingam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 71671Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,886 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine529 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium367 claims
- Sucralfate192 claims
- Linzess160 claims
- Erythromycin77 claims
- Omeprazole67 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Associates IN Gastroenterology PAColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Siva Kumar Chockalingam among 303 gastroenterology physician records in South Carolina
Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD is one of 303 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 82% 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, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 217 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 48% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 303 gastroenterology physician records in South Carolina.
All 303 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rajinder Parmar, MDColumbia, SC 292291891791570
- Richard Helman, MDColumbia, SC 292091992715361
- Navid Madani, M.D.Columbia, SC 292091841211687
- Saima Siddiqui, MDColumbia, SC 292091942316559
- Dealva Suber, M.D.Columbia, SC 292091174551253
- Walter Bristow, MDColumbia, SC 292041407847023
- Jorge Galan, DOColumbia, SC 292041598746612
- Edward Kimbrough, MDColumbia, SC 292041699756619
Common questions
What is Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD's NPI number?
Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356300792, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1070 Wildewood Ctr Dr, Columbia, SC, 29229. Phone: (803) 788-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 71671, 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 Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD had 1,886 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Siva Kumar Chockalingam, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.