Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Huntsville, AL
Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1093236176, issued on Jun 29, 2017. Check the license (Alabama MD.46369, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD.46369 AL
MD470412 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1425 Weatherly RD SE, Huntsville, AL 35803
- Phone
- (256) 881-1111
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2023
- Fax
- (256) 882-1410
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231102001679); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.46369Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,131 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium129 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate123 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium110 claims
- Losartan Potassium95 claims
- Tramadol Hcl55 claims
- Meloxicam51 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Crestwood HB Medical Services LLCHarvest, AL
- Crestwood Physician Services, LLCHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
98 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntsville
They are 98 of the 5,555 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD's NPI number?
Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093236176, issued on Jun 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1425 Weatherly RD SE, Huntsville, AL, 35803. Phone: (256) 881-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.46369, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD had 2,131 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Venkatesh Gupta Cheetirala, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.