Vijay Chechani, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Roswell, NM
Vijay Chechani, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Roswell, New Mexico, and NPI 1912960618, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 9227, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijay Chechani
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 9227 NM
9227NM NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 W 2ND St Ste 172, Roswell, NM 88201
- Phone
- (575) 627-3319
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 622-1720
- Medicaid ID
- 000E3271 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051109001132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 62 in New Mexico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Vijay Chechani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 9227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
614 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 66% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta118 claims
- Breo Ellipta53 claims
- Montelukast Sodium51 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol46 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa27 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate25 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Masoud Khorsand- Sahbaie MD P ARoswell, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijay Chechani among 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico
Vijay Chechani, MD is one of 62 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1999 among the 42 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RP1001X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico.
All 62 in New Mexico → Every provider in Roswell → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stanislav Belyaev, MDRoswell, NM 882011659368207
- Sunkaru Touray, M.D.Carlsbad, NM 882201518220896
- Arnel Anthony Bobadilla, MDClovis, NM 881011043304413
- Olga Reyes, MDAlamogordo, NM 883101386169977
- Alejandro Arzabala, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111780894790
- Ikrita Klair, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111114239878
- Alan Orellana, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111760692248
- Salvadeeswaran Lakshmi-Narayanan, MDEspanola, NM 875321356470884
Common questions
What is Vijay Chechani, MD's NPI number?
Vijay Chechani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912960618, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijay Chechani, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 W 2ND St Ste 172, Roswell, NM, 88201. Phone: (575) 627-3319. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijay Chechani, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 9227, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vijay Chechani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijay Chechani, MD had 614 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.