Dr. Vijaya N. Challa, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 972
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 173
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,133
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $1,851
- Practice address
- 24604 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
- Practice phone
- Call (313) 562-9020
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Vijaya Challa, M.D.
Dearborn, Michigan
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Dr. Vijaya N. Challa is an internist in Dearborn, Michigan
Dr. Challa practices at Vijaya Challa, M.D. in Dearborn, Michigan.
Dr. Challa's NPI, 1528016490, was assigned on May 4, 2006. Dr. Challa holds Michigan license 4301080035.
- NPI
- 1528016490NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1951312453
- NPI enumeration date
- May 4, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (313) 562-9020
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Vijaya N. Challa practices at Vijaya Challa, M.D. in Dearborn, Michigan
Dr. Challa's primary practice is Vijaya Challa, M.D., at 24604 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124 in Wayne County. The practice phone is (313) 562-9020.
- Vijaya Challa, M.D.24604 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124 · Wayne CountyPhone(313) 562-9020
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Vijaya N. Challa is affiliated with 8 sites of care
Dr. Challa's primary practice is Vijaya Challa, M.D. in Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Challa is also affiliated with Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Challa to 4 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
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. Vijaya N. Challa's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Challa practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Vijaya Challa, M.D. | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Vijaya N. Challa is one of 4,804 internists in Michigan
Internal medicine is Dr. Challa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Challa is licensed in Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, MichiganPrimary
Internists near Dr. Challa
Counts of internists 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. Vijaya N. Challa billed Medicare for 972 services in 2024
CMS data shows 972 Medicare services from Dr. Challa across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 173 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $64,988 for them.
Dr. Challa's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0582024: 81723%
- Surgery
- 2023: 602024: 6915%
- Other services
- 2023: 882024: 5636%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 452024: 3033%
Where Dr. Challa's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office60062%
- In a facility37238%
Dr. Challa compared with the Michigan median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Challa
- Michigan median
- Medicare services
- 972vs 4232.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 173vs 1599% above
- Part D claims
- 5,557vs 31417.7 times
Medians across 4,524 internists in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Challa's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
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. Vijaya N. Challa treated 173 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 173 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Challa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 54 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.74, 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. Challa's median patient age at 63, with 50% women.
Dr. Challa's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Challa's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9253%
- Men8147%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Challa's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis53%
- Diabetes50%
- Anxiety48%
- Mood disorders45%
- Chronic kidney disease43%
- Ischemic heart disease43%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
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
- Women50%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vijaya N. Challa wrote 6,133 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Challa wrote 6,133 Medicare Part D claims for 321 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,557 of them, across 115 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $395,970 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,984 claims across 99 drugs.
Dr. Challa's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,381 claims88%
- Brand-name673 claims11%
- Other79 claims1%
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
- Opioids9%560 of 6,133 claims
- Antibiotics1%85 of 6,133 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%24 of 6,133 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: 4,9842024: 5,55711%
Drugs named by CMS: 115 in 2024, 99 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. Vijaya N. 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. Vijaya N. Challa received $1,851 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 109 general payments to Dr. Challa from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $441.
General payments to Dr. Challa by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Challa the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Vijaya N. 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Vijaya N. Challa's NPI number?
Dr. Vijaya N. Challa's NPI number is 1528016490. It was assigned on May 4, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Vijaya N. Challa?
Dr. Vijaya N. Challa is an internist in Dearborn, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Vijaya N. Challa practice?
Dr. Challa practices at 24604 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124. Dr. Challa's primary practice is Vijaya Challa, M.D. in Dearborn, Michigan. Dmand AI also links Dr. Challa to 4 hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Vijaya N. Challa's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Challa is (313) 562-9020.
What is Dr. Vijaya N. Challa's medical license number?
Dr. Challa holds Michigan license 4301080035.
Which hospitals is Dr. Vijaya N. Challa affiliated with?
Dr. Challa is affiliated with Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Challa to 4 more hospitals.
Does Dr. Vijaya N. Challa accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Challa billed Medicare for 972 services in 2024, and Dr. Challa accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vijaya N. Challa see?
CMS counts 173 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Challa in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Vijaya N. Challa bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Challa's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
What drugs does Dr. Vijaya N. Challa prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Challa's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Atorvastatin Calcium and Lisinopril.
Has Dr. Vijaya N. Challa received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,851 in general payments to Dr. Challa from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Vijaya N. Challa been practicing?
Dr. Challa graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
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