NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vishnu Challapalli, M.D.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Spring, TX

Vishnu Challapalli, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Spring, Texas, and NPI 1730142944, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas Q8702, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730142944
Name
Vishnu Challapalli
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
License numbers
Q8702 TX
182242-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3 Lace PT, Spring, TX 77382
Phone
(585) 203-7308
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2023
Medicaid ID
01579840 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161004002709); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024

320 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vishnu Challapalli320
  2. Specialty average504

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate58 claims
  2. Clonazepam40 claims
  3. Venlafaxine Hcl Er37 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl28 claims
  5. Fluoxetine Hcl22 claims
  6. Divalproex Sodium19 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 2 group practices

  1. Behavioral Health SpecialistsSpring, TX
  2. Mark David Levine MD Psychiatrists Professional CorporationThe Woodlands, TX

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

Vishnu Challapalli among 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Texas

Vishnu Challapalli, M.D. is one of 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 65% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ifeoma Nwugbana, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773811760823009
  2. Sridevi Vemulapalli, M.DThe Woodlands, TX 773811629287586
  3. Gaukhar AmandossovaThe Woodlands, TX 773841952864738
  4. Kendall Clayton, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801225610561
  5. Alexandra Villagran, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773841780262220
  6. John Steffek, MDSpring, TX 773791427181932
  7. Shari Jefferies, M.D.Bellaire, TX 774011598957862
  8. Alain Katic, MDBellaire, TX 774011871605741

Common questions

What is Vishnu Challapalli, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vishnu Challapalli, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730142944, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vishnu Challapalli, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Lace PT, Spring, TX, 77382. Phone: (585) 203-7308. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vishnu Challapalli, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q8702, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vishnu Challapalli, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vishnu Challapalli, M.D. had 320 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.