Surya K. Challa, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Surya K. Challa, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1730162819, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 25241, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Surya K. Challa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 25241 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1365 Westgate Center Dr Ste N1, Winston Salem, NC 27103
- Phone
- (336) 765-3337
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (336) 765-3133
- Medicaid IDs
- 3410016 NC
89132VT NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050115000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Surya K. Challa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 25241Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,620 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl157 claims
- Gabapentin134 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate126 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate114 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er103 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate100 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $815.92
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Surya K. Challa among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Surya K. Challa, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ruth Benca, MD PHDWinston Salem, NC 271031932175940
- Halimena Creque, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031487634507
- Palmer Edwards, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031578521787
- Nancy Gaby, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031053350587
- Karen Green, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031851361729
- Ali Jarrahi, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031932174786
- Beverly Jones, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031801851506
- James Kimball, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031467436428
Common questions
What is Surya K. Challa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Surya K. Challa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730162819, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Surya K. Challa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1365 Westgate Center Dr Ste N1, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 765-3337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Surya K. Challa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 25241, 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 Surya K. Challa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Surya K. Challa, M.D. had 2,620 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.