Syamala Chekuru, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Lubbock, TX
Syamala Chekuru, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1790787158, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas F5171, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Syamala Chekuru
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License numbers
- F5171 TX
MDF5171 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3506 21St St, Lubbock, TX 79410
- Phone
- (806) 725-4730
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 723-6735
- Medicaid IDs
- 089546803 TX
000W8189 NM - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Syamala Chekuru in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F5171Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
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.
Syamala Chekuru among 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas
Syamala Chekuru, MD is one of 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Texas. 55% 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 47% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 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 208100000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tara Sims, PTALubbock, TX 794101336623743
- Randall Wolcott, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101487653358
- Collin Allison, PTALubbock, TX 794071750765129
- Sally Miller, OTD, OTRLubbock, TX 794131568286250
- Timi Tuamokumo, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794231417154626
- Amy Maclean, PTLubbock, TX 794241003770686
- John Norbury, MDLubbock, TX 794301124246566
- David Wilkins, DOLubbock, TX 794301932891769
Common questions
What is Syamala Chekuru, MD's NPI number?
Syamala Chekuru, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790787158, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Syamala Chekuru, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3506 21St St, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 725-4730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Syamala Chekuru, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F5171, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Syamala Chekuru, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Syamala Chekuru, MD had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.