Dr. Himal Chapagain, MD
Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2020
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 128
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2020Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Hospitalist Physician primary
NY license 329483
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center Syracuse, NY
Medical groups
- Department of Medicine Medical Serv Grp at Suny Hlth Sci Ctr Syr in (282 clinicians)
- Upstate Community Medical, PC (154 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 128
- Services billed
- 332
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 27 | 27 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $279 in total to this clinician.
| Abbott Laboratories | $279 |
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| Education | $279 |
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What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories Sep 26, 2025 | Education ENSITE · Structural Heart · in-kind | $279 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.