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Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa, MD
NPI1194970814PAC ID1456518232
- Medicare services, 2017
- 501
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 12
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,107
- Publications
- 13
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 441 N Lakeview Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807
- Practice phone
- Call (714) 279-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Anaheim, California
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Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa is a cardiologist in Anaheim, California
Dr. Challa practices at Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Anaheim, California.
Dr. Challa's NPI, 1194970814, was assigned on November 21, 2008. Dr. Challa graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Challa holds California license A126159.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1194970814NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1456518232
- NPI enumeration date
- November 21, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (714) 279-4000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa practices at Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Anaheim, California
Dr. Challa's primary practice is Southern California Permanente Medical Group, at 441 N Lakeview Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 279-4000.
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group441 N Lakeview Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807 · Orange CountyPhone(714) 279-4000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Challa's primary practice is Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Anaheim, California. Dr. Challa is also affiliated with Orange County - Anaheim Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group.
Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Challa practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southern California Permanente Medical Group | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa is one of 2,375 cardiologists in California
Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Challa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Challa is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Challa's licenses on file in 5 states: California, Florida, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Kentucky.
Specialties and state licenses
- Cardiovascular disease, CaliforniaPrimary
- Florida license
- North Carolina license
- Massachusetts license
- Kentucky license
Cardiologists near Dr. Challa
Counts of cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa billed Medicare for 501 services in 2017
CMS data shows 501 Medicare services from Dr. Challa across 12 procedure codes in 2017, for 12 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,459 for them.
Medicare services, 2017501
Medicare patients12
Paid by Medicare$24,459
Procedure codes12
Dr. Challa's Medicare services by type, 2016 to 2017
- 2016
- 2017
- Tests and treatments
- 2016: 1,5412017: 46170%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2016: 3522017: 4089%
- Surgery
- 2016: 132017: 0100%
Where Dr. Challa's Medicare services took place, 2017
- In an office44689%
- In a facility5511%
Dr. Challa compared with the California median for cardiologists, 2017
- Dr. Challa
- California median
- Medicare services
- 501vs 1,56068% below
- Medicare patients
- 12vs 64498% below
- Part D claims
- 1,001vs 1,41029% below
Medians across 2,237 cardiologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Challa's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2017
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa treated 12 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 12 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Challa in 2024. Their average risk score is 0.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Challa's median patient age at 63, with 63% women.
Medicare patients, 202412
Average age75
Average risk score0.88
Dr. Challa's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa wrote 1,107 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Challa wrote 1,107 Medicare Part D claims for 284 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,001 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $245,083 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 887 claims across 23 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,107
Drugs named by CMS27
Total drug cost$245,083
Part D patients284
Dr. Challa's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic815 claims74%
- Brand-name292 claims26%
Dr. Challa's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Challa's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics5%51 of 1,107 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 8872024: 1,00113%
Drugs named by CMS: 27 in 2024, 23 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa takes part in Medicare
Dr. Challa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa has 13 publications on record
Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Challa, published from 2011 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Liver Cirrhosis. Dr. Challa has published most often in Aliment Pharmacol Ther. Dr. Challa's most frequent co-authors are Tracey G. Simon, MD, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH and Raymond T. Chung, MD.
Papers13
Years published2011 to 2025
Dr. Challa's papers by year, 2011 to 2025
Topics Dr. Challa writes about most
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Liver Cirrhosis
Dr. Challa's most frequent co-authors
- Tracey G. Simon, MD2 shared papers
- Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH1 shared paper
- Raymond T. Chung, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Challa
AlgorithmsBiopsyFatty Liver
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
Colitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseInflammatory Bowel Diseases
DietInflammationLiver Cirrhosis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa received $2,267 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. Challa from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $1,779.
General payments to Dr. Challa by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Challa by kind, 2016 to 2024
$2.3Kin total
- Travel and lodging$1,24555%
- Food and beverage$1,02245%
Companies that paid Dr. Challa the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine
Dr. Challa graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2002.
- Medical school
- Board certified in cardiovascular disease
- Board certified in clinical cardiac electrophysiology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa accepts plans from 3 insurance carriers
Dr. Challa is in network with 3 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente, Molina and CMS Medicare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Kaiser Permanente
- Molina
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Challa accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO2
- Medicare2
- EPO1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa's NPI number?
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa's NPI number is 1194970814. It was assigned on November 21, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa?
Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa is a cardiologist in Anaheim, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).
Where does Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa practice?
Dr. Challa practices at 441 N Lakeview Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807. Dr. Challa's primary practice is Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Anaheim, California.
What is Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Challa is (714) 279-4000.
What is Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa's medical license number?
Dr. Challa holds California license A126159, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Challa in California (2013 to 2027), Florida (2013 to 2027), North Carolina (2005 to 2020), Massachusetts (2010 to 2015) and Kentucky (2006 to 2010).
Which hospitals is Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa affiliated with?
Dr. Challa is affiliated with Orange County - Anaheim Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa part of?
Dr. Challa is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group.
Does Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Challa billed Medicare for 501 services in 2017, and Dr. Challa accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa see?
CMS counts 12 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Challa in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa board certified?
Yes. Dr. Challa is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa bill to Medicare?
In 2017, Dr. Challa's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93280), heart test or procedure (93288) and heart test or procedure (93282).
Where did Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa go to medical school?
Dr. Challa graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Challa's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pradaxa, Metoprolol Succinate and Bisoprolol Fumarate.
Has Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,267 in general payments to Dr. Challa from 8 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.
How long has Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa been practicing?
Dr. Challa graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa do research?
Dmand AI links 13 publications to Dr. Challa, published from 2011 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa publish with?
Dr. Challa's most frequent co-authors are Tracey G. Simon, MD (2 shared papers), Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH (1 shared paper) and Raymond T. Chung, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Prasanna Kumari Challa accept?
Dr. Challa is in network with 3 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente, Molina and CMS Medicare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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