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.
- 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
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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.
- Derek Gasper, D.OFamily Medicine Physician1770748717
Verify Vijaya K. Chapala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01076855ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium283 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium221 claims
- Losartan Potassium128 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate125 claims
- Lisinopril119 claims
- 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.
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.
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
- Porter Physician Services LLCValparaiso, IN
- 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.
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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.
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.