Shridhar Venkata Challa

  • Tallahassee, FL
  • Internist
NPI1629335112PAC ID1759513401
Medicare services, 2024
243
Medicare patients, 2024
76
Part D claims, 2024
180
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1300 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Practice phone
Call (850) 431-1155
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Primary practice

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital

Hospital · Tallahassee, Florida

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Shridhar Venkata Challa is an internist in Tallahassee, Florida

Shridhar Challa practices at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, part of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.

Shridhar Challa's NPI, 1629335112, was assigned on April 20, 2012. Shridhar Challa graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2012. Shridhar Challa holds Florida license ME133889.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1759513401
NPI enumeration date
April 20, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(850) 431-1155
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Shridhar Venkata Challa practices at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida

Shridhar Challa's primary practice is Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, at 1300 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308 in Leon County. The practice phone is (850) 431-1155.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Shridhar Venkata Challa is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Shridhar Challa's primary practice is Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, part of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. The medical group on file is TMH Physician Partners.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Shridhar Venkata Challa's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Tallahassee Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account

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Shridhar Venkata Challa is one of 9,009 internists in Florida

Internal medicine is Shridhar Challa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Shridhar Challa is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Shridhar Challa's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, California and Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME133889 · 2017 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • California license2017 to 2027
  • Utah license2013 to 2016

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists cardiac arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal infection, gastrointestinal inflammation, heart attack and kidney failure among the conditions Shridhar Challa treats.

Internists near Shridhar Challa

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Shridhar Venkata Challa billed Medicare for 243 services in 2024

CMS data shows 243 Medicare services from Shridhar Challa across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 76 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,968 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024243
Medicare patients76
Paid by Medicare$18,968
Procedure codes3

Shridhar Challa's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2872024: 24315%

Shridhar Challa compared with the Florida median for internists, 2024

  • Shridhar Challa
  • Florida median
Medicare services
243vs 55556% below
Medicare patients
76vs 21565% below
Part D claims
28vs 46694% below

Medians across 8,488 internists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Shridhar Challa's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Shridhar Venkata Challa treated 76 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80

CMS counts 76 Medicare patients who saw Shridhar Challa in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 30 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Shridhar Challa's median patient age at 77, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 202476
Average age80
Average risk score2.37
Also on Medicaid25%

Shridhar Challa's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Shridhar Challa's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4357%
  • Men3343%

Chronic conditions among Shridhar Challa's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease53%
  4. Arthritis51%
  5. Chronic kidney disease51%
  6. Heart failure51%
  7. Atrial fibrillation46%
  8. Diabetes46%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Shridhar Challa's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Shridhar Venkata Challa wrote 180 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Shridhar Challa wrote 180 Medicare Part D claims for 78 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 28 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $125 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 37 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024180
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$125
Part D patients78

Shridhar Challa's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic165 claims92%
  • Brand-name15 claims8%

Shridhar 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 Shridhar Challa's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics23%41 of 180 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, 2021 to 2024

  • 2021
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 372024: 2824%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 in 2021.

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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 Shridhar Venkata Challa takes part in Medicare

Shridhar 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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Shridhar Venkata Challa has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Shridhar Challa in 2015. 2015 was the busiest year, with 2. Shridhar Challa's most frequent co-authors are Nazem W. Akoum, MD, Erik T. Bieging and Lowell Chang, MD.

Papers2

Shridhar Challa's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Shridhar Challa

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Shridhar Venkata Challa received $748 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 36 general payments to Shridhar Challa from 16 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $146.

General payments to Shridhar Challa by program year, 2019 to 2025

Companies that paid Shridhar Challa the most, 2019 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Shridhar Venkata Challa graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine

Shridhar Challa graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Florida College Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Shridhar Venkata Challa accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Shridhar Challa is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
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Plan types Shridhar Challa accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO8
  2. HMO6
  3. EPO3
  4. Medicare3
  5. POS3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Shridhar Venkata Challa's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Shridhar Venkata Challa's NPI number?

Shridhar Venkata Challa's NPI number is 1629335112. It was assigned on April 20, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Shridhar Venkata Challa specialize in?

Shridhar Venkata Challa is an internist in Tallahassee, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Shridhar Venkata Challa practice?

Shridhar Challa practices at 1300 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308. Shridhar Challa's primary practice is Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, part of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.

What is Shridhar Venkata Challa's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Shridhar Challa is (850) 431-1155.

What is Shridhar Venkata Challa's medical license number?

Shridhar Challa holds Florida license ME133889, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Shridhar Venkata Challa been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Shridhar Challa in Florida (2017 to 2026), California (2017 to 2027) and Utah (2013 to 2016).

Which hospitals is Shridhar Venkata Challa affiliated with?

Shridhar Challa practices at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida.

What medical group is Shridhar Venkata Challa part of?

Shridhar Challa is linked to TMH Physician Partners.

Does Shridhar Venkata Challa accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Shridhar Challa billed Medicare for 243 services in 2024, and Shridhar Challa accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Shridhar Venkata Challa see?

CMS counts 76 Medicare patients who saw Shridhar Challa in 2024, with an average age of 80.

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Is Shridhar Venkata Challa board certified?

Yes. Shridhar Challa is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Shridhar Venkata Challa bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Shridhar Challa's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).

Where did Shridhar Venkata Challa go to medical school?

Shridhar Challa graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2012.

What drugs does Shridhar Venkata Challa prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Shridhar Challa's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Shridhar Venkata Challa received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $748 in general payments to Shridhar Challa from 16 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.

How long has Shridhar Venkata Challa been practicing?

Shridhar Challa graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

Does Shridhar Venkata Challa do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Shridhar Challa.

Who does Shridhar Venkata Challa publish with?

Shridhar Challa's most frequent co-authors are Nazem W. Akoum, MD (1 shared paper), Erik T. Bieging (1 shared paper) and Lowell Chang, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Shridhar Venkata Challa accept?

Shridhar Challa is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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