Kumar Venkatachalam in Crown Point, Indiana

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Kumar Venkatachalam has Gastroenterology as his primary medical specialty. Their primary office is: 10215 Broadway in Crown Point, Indiana.

They're a part of the: Community Care Network Inc medical group which has around 363 members. You can call their office at 219-661-6148 to schedule an appointment. They also accept the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. They attended University Of Illinois College Of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-urb) and graduated in 1991 (around 33 years of experience). They are not listed as doing telehealth appointments, but this may have changed. It can't hurt to call and check. If anything it may encourage them to make them available if they are not currently.

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Kumar Venkatachalam
Community Care Network Inc
10215 Broadway
Crown Point, Indiana 46307
219-661-6148

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Phone: 219-661-6148

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Healthcare Info for Kumar Venkatachalam

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: University Of Illinois College Of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-urb)
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for Kumar Venkatachalam is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4082612007
NPI #: 1154325421
NPI Created On: 06/02/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/06/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
01048257A
Listed Gender: Male

Insurance, Services, Charges

Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

Humana
Celtic Insurance Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Indian, Hindi.

Services and Procedures include:

Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
Insertion of stomach tube using an endoscope
Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
Control of bleeding of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
Injections of large bowel using an endoscope
Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

Open Payments Data. This can include items to test (Durable Medical Equipment (DME)), Biological, Drug Samples, etc. This data must be reported to CMS.

Payments Total: $11

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Third party is a Charity:: No

Record ID:: 787929589

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Biological

Product Category #1: Immunology

Name of Drug #1: STELARA

Open Associated Drug #1: 57894-060-03

Payments Total: $17

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Third party is a Charity:: No

Record ID:: 787929591

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Biological

Product Category #1: Immunology

Name of Drug #1: STELARA

Open Associated Drug #1: 57894-060-03

Payments Total: $14

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Third party is a Charity:: No

Record ID:: 787929593

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Biological

Product Category #1: Immunology

Name of Drug #1: STELARA

Open Associated Drug #1: 57894-060-03

Payments Total: $19

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Record ID:: 771573864

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Drug

Product Category #1: GASTROENTEROLOGY

Name of Drug #1: CIMZIA

Open Associated Drug #1: 50474-710-80

Payments Total: $25

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Record ID:: 771573866

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Drug

Product Category #1: GASTROENTEROLOGY

Name of Drug #1: CIMZIA

Open Associated Drug #1: 50474-710-80

Payments Total: $15

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Record ID:: 796202561

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Drug

Product Category #1: ENDOCRINOLOGY

Name of Drug #1: CREON

Open Associated Drug #1: 0032-3016-13

Payments Total: $22

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Record ID:: 796202563

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Biological

Product Category #1: IMMUNOLOGY

Name of Drug #1: HUMIRA

Open Associated Drug #1: 0074-0554-02

Payments Total: $10

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Record ID:: 796202571

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Drug

Product Category #1: GASTROENTEROLOGY

Name of Drug #1: LINZESS

Open Associated Drug #1: 0456-1201-30

Drug or Biological: Drug

Product Category #2: ENDOCRINOLOGY

Name Of Drug #2:: CREON

Associated Drug #2: 0032-3016-13

Payments Total: $13

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Record ID:: 796202565

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Biological

Product Category #1: IMMUNOLOGY

Name of Drug #1: HUMIRA

Open Associated Drug #1: 0074-0554-02

Payments Total: $19

Number of Payments:: 1

Form of Payment: In-kind items and services

Record ID:: 796202567

Being Disputed:: No

Product Related: Yes

Drug or Biological: Drug

Product Category #1: ENDOCRINOLOGY

Name of Drug #1: CREON

Open Associated Drug #1: 0032-3016-13

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