NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Soniyasri Koochana, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Casa Grande, AZ

Soniyasri Koochana, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Casa Grande, Arizona, and NPI 1922475698, issued on Aug 28, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 51976, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922475698
Name
Soniyasri Koochana
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
51976 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ 85122
Phone
(480) 543-2034
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 31, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(480) 543-2647
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160826001589); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1800 E Florence Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Irene Aguilera-Barrantes, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1669688719
  2. Rustom Araia, PHARMDPharmacist1013567361
  3. Earl AsantePharmacist1144694266
  4. Virginia Ashe-DicksonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1316773740
  5. David Bearden, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1497648117
  6. Chari Belmonte, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1356684757

Verify Soniyasri Koochana in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

610 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Soniyasri Koochana610
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium48 claims
  2. Prednisone47 claims
  3. Furosemide45 claims
  4. Cefdinir30 claims
  5. Eliquis25 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride24 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): 92.3 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Banner Hospital Based Physicians Arizona LLCCasa Grande, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Soniyasri Koochana among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona

Soniyasri Koochana, M.D. is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Casa Grande

They are 14 of the 867 NPPES records with a practice address in Casa Grande, and 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chari Belmonte, M.D.Casa Grande, AZ 851221356684757
  2. Anne Borik, DOCasa Grande, AZ 851221023000486
  3. Nataraj Desai, MDCasa Grande, AZ 851221851557201
  4. Karthik Donuur, M.D.Casa Grande, AZ 851221073989398
  5. Joban Ghuman, M.D.Casa Grande, AZ 851221720724461
  6. Brendan Hum, MDCasa Grande, AZ 851221154818557
  7. Christopher Lebeau, M.D.Casa Grande, AZ 851221871980292
  8. Konstantin Mazursky, D.OCasa Grande, AZ 851221033559554

Common questions

What is Soniyasri Koochana, M.D.'s NPI number?

Soniyasri Koochana, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922475698, issued on Aug 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Soniyasri Koochana, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ, 85122. Phone: (480) 543-2034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Soniyasri Koochana, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 51976, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Soniyasri Koochana, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Soniyasri Koochana, M.D. had 610 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Soniyasri Koochana, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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.