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Naga Suresh Cheppalli, MD

NPI 1952633810ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Albuquerque, NM

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) with Southwest Medical Associates, LLC, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $55,778 for 115 patients in 2024, with only 43 Part D claims. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $444.35 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lovelace Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1952633810
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedFeb 3, 2010
Last updated in NPPESJul 8, 2025
Certified by providerJul 8, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XMD2017-0939NM
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000XMD60372855WA
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X40073SC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (NM); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients115
Services billed353 across 52 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$55,778

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)43 · 51 30-day fills
Patients33
Total drug cost$1,529
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2000
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$444.35 · 8 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$2,729 · 11 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.$340.846
Alliance Medical$88.991
Stryker Corporation$14.521

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$444.35 · 8 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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