Dr. Avani Changela, MD

Dr. Changela practices at Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Physicians in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Changela's NPI, 1740582246, was assigned on December 3, 2010. Dr. Changela graduated from Government Medical College Rajkot in 2006. Dr. Changela holds Florida license ME154964.

Dr. Changela's primary practice is Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Physicians, at 1301 Palm Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32207 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 202-7300.

Dr. Changela's primary practice is Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Physicians in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Changela is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. The medical group on file is Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Changela to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Changela practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hematology and oncology is Dr. Changela's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Changela is board certified in hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Changela's licenses on file in 6 states: Florida, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists breast cancer, chronic anemia, chronic leukemia, colorectal cancer, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), lung cancer, lymphoma and multiple myeloma among the conditions Dr. Changela treats.

CMS data shows 745 Medicare services from Dr. Changela across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 397 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $64,040 for them.

CMS counts 397 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Changela in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 170 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Changela's median patient age at 74, with 66% women.

In 2024, Dr. Changela wrote 961 Medicare Part D claims for 216 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 752 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,395,510 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 236 claims across 9 drugs.

Dr. Changela accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Changela as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Changela, published from 2011 to 2014. 2011 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Changela's most frequent co-authors are Kinesh Arvindkumar Changela, MD, Hemangkumar Javaiya and Kuppuswamy Jagarlamudi, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Changela from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $234.

Dr. Changela graduated from Government Medical College Rajkot in 2006.

Dr. Changela is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.