Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi, MD

  • Chattanooga, TN
  • Internist
NPI1528233723PAC ID5799836243
Medicare services, 2024
2,178
Medicare patients, 2024
423
Part D claims, 2024
3,825
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$256
Practice address
6111 Heritage Park Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37416
Practice phone
Call (706) 235-1135
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Primary practice

Chulio Hills Health & Rehab

Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi is an internist in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dr. Dinavahi practices at Chulio Hills Health & Rehab in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Dr. Dinavahi's NPI, 1528233723, was assigned on April 28, 2008. Dr. Dinavahi holds Georgia license 70088.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5799836243
NPI enumeration date
April 28, 2008
NPI status
Active
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(706) 235-1135
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

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

Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi practices at Chulio Hills Health & Rehab in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dr. Dinavahi's primary practice is Chulio Hills Health & Rehab, at 6111 Heritage Park Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37416 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (706) 235-1135.

  • Chulio Hills Health & Rehab
    6111 Heritage Park Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37416 · Hamilton CountyPhone(706) 235-1135

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Dinavahi's primary practice is Chulio Hills Health & Rehab in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Dinavahi is also affiliated with Wellstar Cobb Medical Center. The medical group on file is Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dinavahi to 2 more hospitals, 3 medical groups, 2 home health agencies, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dinavahi practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Chulio Hills Health & RehabAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi is one of 2,427 internists in Tennessee

Internal medicine is Dr. Dinavahi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Dinavahi's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 70088 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Wisconsin licenseLicense 52384-20

Internists near Dr. Dinavahi

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi billed Medicare for 2,178 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,178 Medicare services from Dr. Dinavahi across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 423 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $168,627 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,178
Medicare patients423
Paid by Medicare$168,627
Procedure codes18

Dr. Dinavahi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,2282024: 2,06968%
Surgery
2023: 212024: 65210%
Other services
2023: 02024: 44

Where Dr. Dinavahi's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office58727%
  • In a facility1,59173%

Dr. Dinavahi compared with the Tennessee median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Dinavahi
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
2,178vs 6713.2 times
Medicare patients
423vs 22291% above
Part D claims
3,180vs 3349.5 times

Medians across 2,462 internists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Dinavahi'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

Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi treated 423 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80

CMS counts 423 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dinavahi in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 162 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.45, 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. Dinavahi's median patient age at 79, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024423
Average age80
Average risk score2.45
Also on Medicaid22%

Dr. Dinavahi's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Dinavahi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women27465%
  • Men14935%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Dinavahi's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. Arthritis59%
  4. Heart failure53%
  5. Mood disorders52%
  6. Depression51%
  7. Alzheimer's and dementia47%
  8. Chronic kidney disease47%

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Dr. Dinavahi's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 79

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi wrote 3,825 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Dinavahi wrote 3,825 Medicare Part D claims for 235 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,180 of them, across 73 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $91,920 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 341 claims across 17 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,825
Drugs named by CMS73
Total drug cost$91,920
Part D patients235

Dr. Dinavahi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,448 claims90%
  • Brand-name329 claims9%
  • Other48 claims1%

Dr. Dinavahi'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. Dinavahi's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids3%122 of 3,825 claims
  • Antibiotics2%65 of 3,825 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over4%134 of 3,825 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: 3412024: 3,180833%

Drugs named by CMS: 73 in 2024, 17 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi offers telehealth to Medicare patients

CMS lists Dr. Dinavahi as offering telehealth.

Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi received $256 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Dinavahi from 7 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc paid the most, $77.

General payments to Dr. Dinavahi by program year, 2019 to 2025

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

Sources for Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi's NPI number?

Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi's NPI number is 1528233723. It was assigned on April 28, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi?

Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi is an internist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi practice?

Dr. Dinavahi practices at 6111 Heritage Park Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37416. Dr. Dinavahi's primary practice is Chulio Hills Health & Rehab in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dinavahi to 2 hospitals, 3 medical groups, 2 home health agencies, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Dinavahi is (706) 235-1135.

What is Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi's medical license number?

Dr. Dinavahi holds Georgia license 70088, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Dinavahi in Georgia and Wisconsin.

Which hospitals is Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi affiliated with?

Dr. Dinavahi is affiliated with Wellstar Cobb Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Dinavahi to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi part of?

Dr. Dinavahi is linked to Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI links Dr. Dinavahi to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dinavahi billed Medicare for 2,178 services in 2024.

Does Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Dinavahi as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi see?

CMS counts 423 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dinavahi in 2024, with an average age of 80.

What services does Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Dinavahi's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99223) and care management and other visits (99497).

What drugs does Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dinavahi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Levothyroxine Sodium and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $256 in general payments to Dr. Dinavahi from 7 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

How long has Dr. Lakshman Kumar Dinavahi been practicing?

Dr. Dinavahi graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

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