Physician

Krishnan Challappa, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Krishnan Challappa, M.D. (NPI: 1942202676) practices cardiology in the Elizabethtown, KY market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Hardin, KY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INC (NPI: 1093338527; TIN: 205497203) and primary practice location at 42701-2787. Challappa is affiliated with the Baptist Health Care Partners, LLC (ACO ID: A2975), participating under the MSSP model.

Challappa's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,684 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,737 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $178,404 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 7,001 prescription claims across 980 beneficiaries totaling $817,690 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). 2018 DME data shows 47 claims. Open Payments data shows 15 records totaling $2,377. 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 from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $558,721 to $178,404. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $461,443 to $817,690. 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	2,701	11,017	$558,721
2016	2,707	9,492	$486,624
2017	2,857	9,465	$467,263
2018	2,996	9,296	$465,262
2019	2,873	8,401	$428,517
2020	2,087	5,392	$240,227
2021	1,834	4,968	$240,870
2022	1,945	4,827	$223,279
2023	1,951	4,532	$206,129
2024	1,684	3,737	$178,404

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	928	10,671	$461,443
2016	975	10,851	$473,513
2017	974	10,629	$509,582
2018	952	9,822	$529,819
2019	941	9,523	$693,600
2020	949	9,597	$769,667
2021	923	7,835	$716,593
2022	898	6,307	$694,055
2023	932	6,822	$892,710
2024	980	7,001	$817,690

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	14	$813
2018	N/R	47	$1,917
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
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
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	841	1,286	$81
93306	Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	358	361	$54
93018	Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician	107	107	$10
93000	Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report	110	116	$9
93010	Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	510	609	$6

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Eliquis	Apixaban	526	29,616	$568,851
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	55	3,210	$59,041
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	46	1,888	$39,914
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	48	2,040	$29,469
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	37	1,134	$21,950

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.	14	$377	Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	1	$2,000	Novo Nordisk AS
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 Krishnan Challappa, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Krishnan Challappa, M.D. (NPI 1942202676), 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 Krishnan Challappa, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Krishnan Challappa, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Baptist Health Care Partners, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A2975).

What billing organization is linked to Krishnan Challappa, M.D.?

Krishnan Challappa, M.D. is linked to BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INC (billing NPI 1093338527) in the available physician profile data.

Does Krishnan Challappa, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Krishnan Challappa, M.D. has 15 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.