Alvin A. Chandra, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Dallas, TX
Alvin A. Chandra, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1003174954, issued on Apr 30, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q3492, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvin A. Chandra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- Q3492 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
- Phone
- (214) 633-5555
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190926002676); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alvin A. Chandra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q3492Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,410 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone154 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium146 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate99 claims
- Eliquis98 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate90 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium86 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $130.46
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasCoppell, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alvin A. Chandra among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Alvin A. Chandra, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Alvin A. Chandra, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alvin A. Chandra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003174954, issued on Apr 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvin A. Chandra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 633-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvin A. Chandra, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q3492, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alvin A. Chandra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvin A. Chandra, M.D. had 1,410 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alvin A. Chandra, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.