Physician

Ram M Challapalli, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ram Challapalli, M.D. (NPI: 1154313815) practices cardiology in the Reno, NV market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Washoe, NV. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CHALLAPALLI CARDIOLOGY PC (NPI: 1487376166; TIN: 884018842) and primary practice location at 89511-2368. Challapalli is affiliated with the Caravan Collaborative Pathways (ACO ID: A4604), Collaborative ACO 30, LLC (ACO ID: A5483), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Challapalli's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 914 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,849 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $690,492 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93229 (Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional). Part D data shows 1,920 prescription claims across 432 beneficiaries totaling $486,775 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). 2022 DME data shows 25 claims. Open Payments data shows 142 records totaling $3,295. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $237,497 and ending at $690,492. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $178,762 to $486,775. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	693	2,431	$237,497
2016	758	2,673	$257,319
2017	815	2,811	$254,977
2018	817	2,720	$249,675
2019	912	3,313	$369,896
2020	745	2,968	$301,067
2021	628	2,650	$296,052
2022	540	1,761	$189,039
2023	575	2,424	$417,695
2024	914	3,849	$690,492

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	231	1,714	$178,762
2016	280	1,832	$199,239
2017	306	2,065	$236,238
2018	350	2,230	$267,822
2019	385	2,379	$327,921
2020	395	2,687	$445,664
2021	440	2,789	$529,189
2022	519	3,268	$613,152
2023	451	2,145	$461,665
2024	432	1,920	$486,775

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	16	$757
2020	N/R	12	$808
2021	N/R	32	$2,748
2022	N/R	25	$2,149
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
93229	Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional	269	291	$654
93306	Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	164	168	$128
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	363	551	$91
93224	Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional	271	294	$53
93228	Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional	269	291	$20

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Eliquis	Apixaban	231	16,025	$302,554
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	46	2,980	$54,185
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	28	1,298	$24,450
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	17	878	$19,132
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	18	1,020	$18,196

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	142	$3,295	Boston Scientific Corporation
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Ram M. Challapalli, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. (NPI 1154313815), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Caravan Collaborative Pathways (MSSP, ACO ID A4604), Collaborative ACO 30, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5483), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Ram M. Challapalli, M.D.?

Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. is linked to CHALLAPALLI CARDIOLOGY PC (billing NPI 1487376166) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Ram M. Challapalli, M.D. has 142 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.