Varun Kumar Chukka, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Kinston, NC
Varun Kumar Chukka, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kinston, North Carolina, and NPI 1194159293, issued on Aug 26, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01689, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Varun Kumar Chukka
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2016-01689 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Airport RD, Kinston, NC 28501
- Phone
- (252) 522-7917
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161107001526); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Varun Kumar Chukka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-01689Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
570 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
- Carvedilol28 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Eliquis20 claims
- Levofloxacin20 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate20 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: $151.78
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. 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 6 group practices
- Cogent Healthcare OF North Carolina PCBurlington, NC
- CS Pacs 3 Southeast LLCGreenville, NC
- Inpatient Consultants OF North Carolina PCGreenville, NC
- NM Pacs 2 LLCGreenville, NC
- Unc Physicians Network LLCKinston, NC
- Vidant Medical Group LLCKinston, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Varun Kumar Chukka among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Varun Kumar Chukka, M.D is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kinston
They are 24 of the 521 NPPES records with a practice address in Kinston, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Varun Kumar Chukka, M.D's NPI number?
Varun Kumar Chukka, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194159293, issued on Aug 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Varun Kumar Chukka, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Airport RD, Kinston, NC, 28501. Phone: (252) 522-7917. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Varun Kumar Chukka, M.D's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01689, 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 Varun Kumar Chukka, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Varun Kumar Chukka, M.D had 570 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.