NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vijaya K. Chapala, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Valparaiso, IN

Vijaya K. Chapala, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Valparaiso, Indiana, and NPI 1174573281, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01076855A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174573281
Name
Vijaya K. Chapala
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
01076855A IN
45266 AZ
9901142 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1101 Glendale Blvd Ste 102A, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone
(219) 464-9521
Enumerated
May 11, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2022
Medicaid ID
201366760 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160623001468); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1101 Glendale Blvd Ste 102A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Derek Gasper, D.OFamily Medicine Physician1770748717

Verify Vijaya K. Chapala in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,785 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 174 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vijaya Chapala4,785
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium283 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium221 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium128 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate125 claims
  5. Lisinopril119 claims
  6. Gabapentin118 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): 88 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $620.31

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Vijaya Chapala$620.31
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Porter Physician Services LLCValparaiso, IN
  2. Rci (wrs) LLCValparaiso, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vijaya K. Chapala among 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana

Vijaya K. Chapala, MD is one of 2,109 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 1,448 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 43% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Valparaiso

They are 27 of the 1,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Valparaiso, and 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Buynak, M.D.Valparaiso, IN 463831508977984
  2. Thomas Devine, MDValparaiso, IN 463831942204508
  3. Jeffrey Gatz, MDValparaiso, IN 463831609868207
  4. Abdus Lakhani, MDValparaiso, IN 463831831187244
  5. Eugene Lin, MDValparaiso, IN 463831972595726
  6. Ruolan Pi, MDValparaiso, IN 463831538152103
  7. Rajat Prakash, MDValparaiso, IN 463831700872041
  8. Sangeeta Sehgal, MDValparaiso, IN 463831992766224

Common questions

What is Vijaya K. Chapala, MD's NPI number?

Vijaya K. Chapala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174573281, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vijaya K. Chapala, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Glendale Blvd Ste 102A, Valparaiso, IN, 46383. Phone: (219) 464-9521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vijaya K. Chapala, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01076855A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vijaya K. Chapala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vijaya K. Chapala, MD had 4,785 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vijaya K. Chapala, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.

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