Ushasri Challa, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Wichita, KS
Ushasri Challa, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1992756563, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 04-27373, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ushasri Challa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 04-27373 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 818 N Emporia St, Wichita, KS 67214
- Phone
- (316) 263-5891
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (316) 263-3083
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 70 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 818 N Emporia St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Roger Baker, DDSDentist1538169487
- Russell Beamer, MDSurgery Physician1437156338
- Jerry Cohlmia, M.D.Nephrology Physician1215988571
- Howard Day, M.D.Nephrology Physician1629020094
- Linda Francisco, M.D.Nephrology Physician1669425955
- Robert Gile, M.D.Nephrology Physician1295786861
Verify Ushasri Challa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-27373Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,474 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate197 claims
- Losartan Potassium187 claims
- Furosemide146 claims
- Potassium Chloride85 claims
- Allopurinol60 claims
- Carvedilol60 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $727.09
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Opko Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Ushasri Challa among 70 nephrology physician records in Kansas
Ushasri Challa, M.D. is one of 70 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RN0300X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Kansas
There are 70 nephrology physician records in Kansas.
All 70 in Kansas → Every provider in Wichita → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerry Cohlmia, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141215988571
- Howard Day, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141629020094
- Linda Francisco, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141669425955
- Robert Gile, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141295786861
- Michael Grant, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141316990781
- Jany Moussa, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141861443459
- Paula Pond, APRNWichita, KS 672141548235575
- Matthew Reed, M.D.Wichita, KS 672141306966965
Common questions
What is Ushasri Challa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ushasri Challa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992756563, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ushasri Challa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 818 N Emporia St, Wichita, KS, 67214. Phone: (316) 263-5891. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ushasri Challa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-27373, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ushasri Challa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ushasri Challa, M.D. had 1,474 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ushasri Challa, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.