Dr. Umesh Chander Rao Chakunta, MD

Dr. Chakunta practices at Lifestance in Springfield, Illinois.

Dr. Chakunta's NPI, 1528252210, was assigned on September 5, 2007. Dr. Chakunta graduated from Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College in 2001. Dr. Chakunta holds Illinois license 036.165281.

Dr. Chakunta's primary practice is Lifestance, at 3008 Happy Landing Dr, Springfield, IL 62711-6259. The practice phone is (888) 428-7890.

Dr. Chakunta's primary practice is Lifestance in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Chakunta is also affiliated with Springfield Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is LifeStance Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chakunta to 4 more 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. Chakunta practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Psychiatry is Dr. Chakunta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Chakunta is board certified in geriatric psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Chakunta's licenses on file in 3 states: Illinois, Pennsylvania and Iowa.

Dmand AI lists anxiety, bipolar disorder, dementia, depression and psychoses among the conditions Dr. Chakunta treats.

CMS data shows 64 Medicare services from Dr. Chakunta across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 16 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,129 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 16 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chakunta in 2024. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have mood disorders. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chakunta's median patient age at 45, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chakunta wrote 930 Medicare Part D claims for 71 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 720 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $20,614 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,000 claims across 28 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links Dr. Chakunta to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders.

CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Chakunta from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $287.

Dr. Chakunta graduated from Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College in 2001.

Dr. Chakunta is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Highmark and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.