Suraj Chopra
Internal Medicine Physician · Altoona, PA
Suraj Chopra is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1235512005, issued on Jun 29, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD471902, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Suraj Chopra
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD471902 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 889-2011
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201021002066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Suraj Chopra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD471902Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
381 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate43 claims
- Eliquis24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
- Bumetanide16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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): 46.8 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: $299.00
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Apogee Medical Group OF Pennsylvania PCErie, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Suraj Chopra among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Suraj Chopra is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 62% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 35 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Suraj Chopra's NPI number?
Suraj Chopra's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235512005, issued on Jun 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Suraj Chopra located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 889-2011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Suraj Chopra's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD471902, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Suraj Chopra prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Suraj Chopra had 381 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Suraj Chopra's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.8 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.