Sunny Changappa
Hospitalist Physician · Charlotte, NC
Sunny Changappa is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1033318704, issued on Jul 13, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-01143, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sunny Changappa
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 2008-01143 NC
84005 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8800 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28262
- Phone
- (704) 863-6241
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081007000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8800 N Tryon St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Dana Baker, PHARMDPharmacist1235544925
- Christian Bennett, PAPhysician Assistant1942319017
- Larry Bergman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326082314
Verify Sunny Changappa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-01143Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
718 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir72 claims
- Prednisone42 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
- Clopidogrel27 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium24 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dlp Frye Hospitalists LLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sunny Changappa among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Sunny Changappa is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 24% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 31% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
All 989 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Burkhalter, CNMCharlotte, NC 282621780252353
- Narendra Kumar Reddy Kanamathareddy, MDCharlotte, NC 282621316355407
- Laura MichaudCharlotte, NC 282621295955805
- Anil Kumar Savarapu, MDCharlotte, NC 282621164734935
- Melanie Taylor, NPCharlotte, NC 282621912485046
- Karen Tellez-Jacques, D.O.Charlotte, NC 282621659708089
- Pardha Saradhi Vishnumolakala, M.D., M.H.ACharlotte, NC 282621114213113
- Jennifer Williams, FNPCharlotte, NC 282621841836848
Common questions
What is Sunny Changappa's NPI number?
Sunny Changappa's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033318704, issued on Jul 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sunny Changappa located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8800 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, 28262. Phone: (704) 863-6241. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sunny Changappa's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-01143, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sunny Changappa prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sunny Changappa had 718 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.