Krishnan Challappa, M.D.

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RC0000X

License

V3258 Issued in TX

Practice address

2401 S 31St St
Temple, TX 76508-0001

Phone

(254) 724-2111

Fax

(254) 724-7603

NPI assigned

Aug 12, 2005

Last updated

Oct 27, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in KY

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

Education

Other, 1985

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Baptist Health Medical Group IncGroup PAC ID 5597867184, 2,431 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Baptist Health Hardin Hospital, Elizabethtown, KY, CCN 180012
• Taylor Regional Hospital Hospital, Campbellsville, KY, CCN 180087

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

94.29 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

87.32

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kchallappa@hardinmemorial.gwaydirect.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Paducah, KY
  • NPI 1922401611

  Cardiovascular Disease

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Elizabethtown, KY
  • NPI 1093338527
  NPD
• Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

  dba Dawson Springs Rural Health Clinic

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Dawson Springs, KY
  • NPI 1982178216
  NPD
• Ekg PSC

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Elizabethtown, KY
  • NPI 1205047818
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Baptist Healthcare System Inc

  dba Baptist Health Hardin

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Elizabethtown, KY
  • NPI 1689282147
  Care Compare affiliation
• Taylor County Hospital District Health Facilities Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Campbellsville, KY
  • NPI 1689761942
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 844658",
            "city": "DALLAS",
            "state": "TX",
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            "telephone_number": "800-994-0371",
            "fax_number": "254-215-9722"
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• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Temple, TX
• Providers in Temple, TX by specialty
• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 27, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.