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Dr. Ajit Challa, MD

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Specializes in: Hepatology (Liver Disease) and Adult Gastroenterology

Kakatiya Medical College

Professional interests include: acid reflux (GERD), flexible sigmoidoscopy, hepatitis, and more.

2355 Derr Road Suite A
Springfield, OH 45503

(937) 629-0100

Dr. Ajit Challa, MD is a hepatologist in Springfield, OH specializing in hepatology (liver disease) and adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Kakatiya Medical College. Dr. Ajit Challa, MD is affiliated with Mercy Health, Kettering Health, Gastro Health, Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center and GCGA PHYSICIANS INC..

Office Locations

Address:

2355 Derr Road Suite A
Springfield, OH 45503

Some issues Dr. Ajit Challa, MD can help you with:

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is the use of a special tool called a colonoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a camera on the end) to examine the inside of the colon and rectum. The tube is typically inserted anally, and it allows the physician to examine the large intestine from the inside. It may be done at any time to diagnose bowel problems, but routine colonoscopies are advised after the age of 50 to screen for colon cancer.

A colonoscopy may be performed to diagnose:

Intestinal ulcers
Polyps
Bowel cancer
An unidentified source of pain or bleeding in the intestine

Patients may be asked to drink only liquids in the days before a colonoscopy, or they may be given an enema to remove residual fecal matter. Before the exam, patients are given medication to help them relax, and then lay on their side on a table. The scope is inserted into the anus and gently moved all the way through the large intestine. Air may be pumped into the intestine to improve the view for the physician. Any polyps that are found will be removed. Then the colonoscope will be withdrawn. A colonoscopy is not usually painful, but patients may feel some bloating or have some cramps right afterward. If patients have polyps removed, they might experience a small amount of bleeding. Any side effects should go away within a few hours.

diagnostic procedures	260
doctor visit	638
gastrointestinal procedures	363
hospital care	501
inpatient care	501
lab tests	82
minimally invasive procedures	363
preventive care	63
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	260

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	45
Less than 65	167

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

diagnostic procedures	262
doctor visit	732
gastrointestinal procedures	419
hospital care	398
inpatient care	398
lab tests	59
minimally invasive procedures	419
preventive care	99
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	262

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	55
Less than 65	184

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

diagnostic procedures	187
doctor visit	711
gastrointestinal procedures	351
hospital care	329
inpatient care	329
lab tests	53
minimally invasive procedures	363
preventive care	107
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	187

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	940
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	110
Less than 65	328

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

diagnostic procedures	297
doctor visit	703
gastrointestinal procedures	453
hospital care	391
inpatient care	391
lab tests	51
minimally invasive procedures	412
preventive care	72
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	297

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	59
Less than 65	136

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

diagnostic procedures	188
doctor visit	749
gastrointestinal procedures	303
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245
lab tests	35
minimally invasive procedures	303
preventive care	87
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	188

diagnostic procedures	177
doctor visit	869
gastrointestinal procedures	281
hospital care	255
inpatient care	255
lab tests	57
liver imaging	32
minimally invasive procedures	281
preventive care	81
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	177
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	628
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	48
Less than 65	148

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	283
doctor visit	816
gastrointestinal procedures	381
hospital care	385
inpatient care	385
liver imaging	30
minimally invasive procedures	381
preventive care	56
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	283
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	355
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	51
Less than 65	133

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

diagnostic procedures	526
doctor visit	1514
gastrointestinal procedures	692
hospital care	497
inpatient care	497
liver imaging	30
minimally invasive procedures	657
preventive care	81
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	526
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajit Challa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ajit Challa, MD treated as a hepatologist in Springfield, OH were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

diagnostic procedures	272
doctor visit	845
gastrointestinal procedures	406
hospital care	375
inpatient care	375
lab tests	56
liver imaging	30
minimally invasive procedures	398
preventive care	81
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	272
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajit Challa, MD.

**Gender**
Female	248
Male	165

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	365
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	36
75 to 84	94
Less than 65	109
65 to 74	173

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajit Challa, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ajit Challa, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Ajit Challa, MD graduated from Kakatiya Medical College. He completed residency at India Vanamala Clinic Warrangal. He is certified by the Gastroenterology Internal Medicine and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College

Residency: India Vanamala Clinic Warrangal (1995)

Board Certification: Gastroenterology Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ajit Challa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Health

Kettering Health

Gastro Health

Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center

GCGA PHYSICIANS INC.

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ajit Challa, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicaid, Aetna, Medicare Advantage, Payer Provider, Medigold OH, Medicare OH, CIN-MHS MSSP and CIN-MHS NON-MSSP.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ajit Challa, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Medicaid

Aetna

Medicare Advantage

Payer Provider

Medigold OH

Medicare OH

CIN-MHS MSSP

CIN-MHS NON-MSSP

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ajit Challa, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,995 Humira $923	Creon $429	Viekira $248	Mavyret $180	Moderiba $67	Other $148
AbbVie Inc.	$1,746 Humira $516	Mavyret $304	Creon $269	LINZESS $268	Rinvoq $221	Other $167
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$1,066 XIFAXAN $579	Trulance $365	Uceris $60	APRISO $35	XIFIXAN $14	Other $12
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$1,020 ENTYVIO $776	AMITIZA $132	MOTEGRITY $57	Dexilant $55
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$860 STELARA $452	SIMPONI $235	REMICADE $145	OLYSIO $28
Other	$9,100 LINZESS $628	AMITIZA $355	SUCRAID $328	ZEPOSIA $294	DIFICID $283	Other $7,212

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$14,284
Gift	$648
Education	$496
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$358

Research Payments

Dr. Ajit Challa, MD has received 26 research payments totaling $8,764.

Biography

Dr. Challa Ajit's specialties are adult gastroenterology and hepatology (liver disease). He studied medicine at Kakatiya Medical College. For his residency, Dr. Ajit trained at Lankenau Medical Center, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, and a hospital affiliated with Jefferson Medical College. Areas of expertise for Dr. Ajit include indigestion, hepatitis, and crohn's disease. Dr. Ajit accepts Aetna, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and more. Dr. Ajit (or staff) is conversant in Telugu and Hindi. He is professionally affiliated with Kettering Health, Mercy Health, and Gastro Health. He welcomes new patients at his office inSpringfield, OH as reported by Mercy Health.

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Research Payments

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