Arun Chandrakantan, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Dallas, TX
Arun Chandrakantan, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1346206760, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas M2920, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arun Chandrakantan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- M2920 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 411 N Washington Ave Ste 6000, Dallas, TX 75246
- Phone
- (214) 358-2300
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2023
- Fax
- (214) 579-6988
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060208000723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 411 N Washington Ave Ste 6000
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Arun Chandrakantan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M2920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,319 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim441 claims
- Prednisone381 claims
- Nifedipine Er238 claims
- Carvedilol216 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium145 claims
- Cinacalcet Hcl133 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: $422.05
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Dallas Nephrology AssociatesDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Arun Chandrakantan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arun Chandrakantan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346206760, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arun Chandrakantan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 411 N Washington Ave Ste 6000, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 358-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arun Chandrakantan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M2920, 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 Arun Chandrakantan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arun Chandrakantan, M.D. had 3,319 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.