Abhishek Challa

Abhishek Challa practices at Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio - Medical Center Clinic and Ambulatory Surgical Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Abhishek Challa's NPI, 1477968659, was assigned on June 25, 2014. Abhishek Challa graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences NTR in 2011. Abhishek Challa's Kansas license number on file is 94-09778.

Abhishek Challa's primary practice is Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio - Medical Center Clinic and Ambulatory Surgical Center, at 5223 Hamilton Wolfe,, San Antonio, TX 78229. The practice phone is (210) 614-1234.

Abhishek Challa's primary practice is Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio - Medical Center Clinic and Ambulatory Surgical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Abhishek Challa is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. Dmand AI also links Abhishek Challa to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Abhishek Challa practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Abhishek Challa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Abhishek Challa is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Abhishek Challa's licenses on file in 3 states: Kansas, Nebraska and Texas.

CMS data shows 369 Medicare services from Abhishek Challa across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 239 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,678 for them.

CMS counts 239 Medicare patients who saw Abhishek Challa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 132 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Abhishek Challa's median patient age at 51, with 53% women.

In 2024, Abhishek Challa wrote 622 Medicare Part D claims for 256 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 501 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $221,322 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 234 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Abhishek Challa for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Abhishek Challa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 94 procedures of colonoscopy by Abhishek Challa, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Abhishek Challa, published from 2021 to 2022. Abhishek Challa's most frequent co-authors are Madhav V. Desai, MD, MPH, Venkat Pridhvi Nutalapati, MBBS and Prateek Sharma, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 305 general payments to Abhishek Challa from 31 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Cook Medical LLC paid the most, $1,667.

Abhishek Challa graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences NTR in 2011.

Abhishek Challa is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.