Sudhakara Babu Chennareddy, MD
NPI 1679572069ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Gainesville, GA
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Georgia Heart Institute LLC, practicing in Gainesville, Georgia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $614,605 for 4,253 claims, against $167,335 paid for services in 2024. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $351.69 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ngmc Barrow, LLC and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1679572069 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 18, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 8, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 079242 | GA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,910 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 7,798 across 70 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $167,335 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,253 · 10,230 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 650 |
| Total drug cost | $614,605 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical group
- Georgia Heart Institute LLCWinder, GA · 129 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ngmc Barrow, LLCWinder, GA
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest, GA
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega, GA
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA
- Union General HospitalBlairsville, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$351.69 · 4 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$104.42 · 6 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | $115.10 | 1 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | $112.10 | 1 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $97.85 | 1 |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $26.64 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$351.69 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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