NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Akshay Chhana, DDS

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Chapel Hill, NC

Akshay Chhana, DDS is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1699348763, issued on Jul 19, 2021. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699348763
Name
Akshay Chhana
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
385 S Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 537-3737
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2021
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 385 S Columbia St

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  5. Elisa Arnarsdottir, DDSDentist1700339223
  6. Megan Blackstock, DMDDentist1699464099

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Akshay Chhana54
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin18 claims
  2. Chlorhexidine Gluconate18 claims
  3. Ibuprofen12 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $164.76

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Akshay Chhana$164.76
  2. Specialty average$608.08

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Akshay Chhana among 6,922 student in an organized health care education/training program records in North Carolina

Akshay Chhana, DDS is one of 6,922 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in North Carolina. 35% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 16% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,203 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 1,203 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 6,922 student in an organized health care education/training program records in North Carolina.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yasmina Abajas, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991063654259
  2. James Bedford, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991730471004
  3. Jessica Dronette, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991457671273
  4. Daniel Duncan, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991093035701
  5. Bethany Geib-Rosch, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991144457565
  6. Pooja Jani, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991043537079
  7. Shilpi Kumar, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991205061991
  8. Laura Patel, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991174748602

Common questions

What is Akshay Chhana, DDS's NPI number?

Akshay Chhana, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699348763, issued on Jul 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Akshay Chhana, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 385 S Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 537-3737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Akshay Chhana, DDS's license?

Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Akshay Chhana, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Akshay Chhana, DDS had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.