Dr. Vineela Chikkam, MD

Dr. Chikkam practices at Emory Johns Creek Hospital in Johns Creek, Georgia, part of Emory University.

Dr. Chikkam's NPI, 1144630054, was assigned on April 30, 2014. Dr. Chikkam graduated from Andhra Medical College NTR in 2008. Dr. Chikkam holds Georgia license 100516.

Dr. Chikkam's primary practice is Emory Johns Creek Hospital, at 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, GA 30097 in Gwinnett County. The practice phone is (678) 474-7000.

Dr. Chikkam's primary practice is Emory Johns Creek Hospital in Johns Creek, Georgia, part of Emory University. Dr. Chikkam is also affiliated with Emory University Hospital Midtown. The medical group on file is Emory Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chikkam to 1 more hospital, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chikkam practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Chikkam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Chikkam's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists anemia, cardiac arrhythmia, cirrhosis, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal inflammation and gastrointestinal obstruction among the conditions Dr. Chikkam treats.

CMS data shows 630 Medicare services from Dr. Chikkam across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 240 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,213 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 240 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chikkam in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 107 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.61, 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. Chikkam's median patient age at 77, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chikkam wrote 495 Medicare Part D claims for 177 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 188 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,627 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 192 claims across 10 drugs.

Dr. Chikkam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Chikkam in 2011. Dr. Chikkam's most frequent co-authors are Hemant R. Boolani, MD, Dhanunjaya Reddy Lakkireddy, MD and David A. Shanberg, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. Chikkam from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $238.

Dr. Chikkam graduated from Andhra Medical College NTR in 2008.

Dr. Chikkam is in network with 16 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.