Chandan Buttar-Gakhal, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · New Orleans, LA
Chandan Buttar-Gakhal, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1336636844, issued on Apr 19, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana 327468, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandan Buttar-Gakhal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 327468 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3715 Prytania St Ste 400, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Phone
- (504) 897-8276
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Fax
- (504) 897-8336
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211014001969); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 327 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3715 Prytania St Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kevin Cartwright, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1184891954
- Murat Celebi, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1649270737
- Leonard Glade, M.DInterventional Cardiology Physician1669738993
- Aashish Gupta, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1073777132
- Marc Musso, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1902588973
- Roberto Quintal, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1699774802
Verify Chandan Buttar-Gakhal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 327468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
424 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Lisinopril35 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate30 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Furosemide26 claims
- Spironolactone26 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: $401.53
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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
- Crescent City Physicians IncNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chandan Buttar-Gakhal among 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana
Chandan Buttar-Gakhal, MD is one of 327 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1994 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 68% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 327 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kevin Cartwright, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151184891954
- Viviana Falco, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151548392533
- Alexander Glaser, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151730610072
- Olle Kjellgren, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151033101159
- Eugene Kofman, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151215393699
- Thanh Nguyen, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151679573760
- Roberto Quintal, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151699774802
- Sudhanva Wadgaonkar, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151356340582
Common questions
What is Chandan Buttar-Gakhal, MD's NPI number?
Chandan Buttar-Gakhal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336636844, issued on Apr 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandan Buttar-Gakhal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3715 Prytania St Ste 400, New Orleans, LA, 70115. Phone: (504) 897-8276. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandan Buttar-Gakhal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 327468, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chandan Buttar-Gakhal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandan Buttar-Gakhal, MD had 424 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.