Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 986
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 324
- Part D claims, 2024
- 570
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $1,656
- Practice address
- 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834
- Practice phone
- Call (252) 847-4100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka is a hospitalist in Greenville, North Carolina
Dr. Chukka practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina.
Dr. Chukka's NPI, 1194159293, was assigned on August 26, 2013. Dr. Chukka holds North Carolina license 2016-01689.
- NPI
- 1194159293NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537388061
- NPI enumeration date
- August 26, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (252) 847-4100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina
Dr. Chukka's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center, at 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834 in Pitt County. The practice phone is (252) 847-4100.
- ECU Health Medical Center2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834 · Pitt CountyPhone(252) 847-4100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 8 medical groups
Dr. Chukka's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. Dr. Chukka is also affiliated with CarolinaEast Medical Center. The medical group on file is ECU Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chukka to 3 more hospitals, 7 medical groups, 5 skilled nursing facilities and 2 hospices, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chukka practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| ECU Health Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +11 more sites and 7 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka is one of 946 hospitalists in North Carolina
Hospitalist is Dr. Chukka's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Chukka is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, North CarolinaPrimary
Hospitalists near Dr. Chukka
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka billed Medicare for 986 services in 2024
CMS data shows 986 Medicare services from Dr. Chukka across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 324 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,144 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Chukka's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0382024: 9865%
Dr. Chukka compared with the North Carolina median for hospitalists, 2024
- Dr. Chukka
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 986vs 3852.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 324vs 18278% above
- Part D claims
- 287vs 803.6 times
Medians across 896 hospitalists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chukka'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. Varun Kumar Chukka treated 324 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 324 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chukka in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 116 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.52, 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. Chukka's median patient age at 77, with 61% women.
Dr. Chukka's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Chukka's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15748%
- Men16752%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chukka's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease60%
- Arthritis56%
- Heart failure55%
- Ischemic heart disease53%
- Diabetes52%
- Mood disorders45%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chukka's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka wrote 570 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chukka wrote 570 Medicare Part D claims for 225 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 287 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,425 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 251 claims across 13 drugs.
Dr. Chukka's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic499 claims88%
- Brand-name and other71 claims12%
Dr. Chukka'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. Chukka's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%21 of 570 claims
- Antibiotics15%83 of 570 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: 2512024: 28714%
Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 13 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. Varun Kumar Chukka takes part in Medicare
Dr. Chukka 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. Varun Kumar Chukka received $1,656 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 83 general payments to Dr. Chukka from 23 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Inari Medical, Inc. paid the most, $242.
General payments to Dr. Chukka by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Chukka the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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. Varun Kumar Chukka's NPI number?
Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka's NPI number is 1194159293. It was assigned on August 26, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka?
Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka is a hospitalist in Greenville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka practice?
Dr. Chukka practices at 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834. Dr. Chukka's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chukka to 3 hospitals, 7 medical groups, 5 skilled nursing facilities and 2 hospices.
What is Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chukka is (252) 847-4100.
What is Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka's medical license number?
Dr. Chukka holds North Carolina license 2016-01689.
Which hospitals is Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka affiliated with?
Dr. Chukka practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Chukka is also affiliated with CarolinaEast Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Chukka to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka part of?
Dr. Chukka is linked to ECU Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Chukka to 7 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chukka billed Medicare for 986 services in 2024, and Dr. Chukka accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka see?
CMS counts 324 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chukka in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chukka's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
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What drugs does Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chukka's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Carvedilol and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,656 in general payments to Dr. Chukka from 23 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Inari Medical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Varun Kumar Chukka been practicing?
Dr. Chukka graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
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