Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Krishnan Challappa, MD

Individual provider Specialist · NPI 1942202676

Dr. Krishnan Challappa, MD is registered under Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) in Temple, Texas. Qualified in 1985, 41 years ago. Practices with Baptist Health Medical Group Inc, a 2,445-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Kentucky and Texas.

Years since qualifying
41
Licensed in
KY, TX
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
4
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2401 S 31st St
Temple, TX 76508-0001
Phone: (254) 724-2111
Fax: (254) 724-7603
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 1324 Woodland Dr, Elizabethtown, KY 42701-2651 — (270) 765-5921

Specialties & licences

Cardiovascular Disease Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RC0000X · Licence V3258 (TX)
Specialist Taxonomy 174400000X · Licence 31956 (KY)
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Taxonomy 207RC0000X · Licence 31956 (KY)
Internal Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence V3258 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1942202676
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 12, 2005
Last updated in NPPESOctober 27, 2026
Certification dateOctober 27, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1985 (41 years in practice)
Group practice Baptist Health Medical Group Inc — 2445 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,684
Services billed 3,737 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $89 4 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Baptist Health Hardin Hospital · Elizabethtown, KY
  • Taylor Regional Hospital Hospital · Campbellsville, KY

Colleagues at Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2445 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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