Chandra S. Krishnasastry, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Nashville, TN
Chandra S. Krishnasastry, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1194794172, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD0026040, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandra S. Krishnasastry
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD0026040 TN
036174304 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 Cumberland Bnd, Nashville, TN 37228
- Phone
- (866) 816-0433
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 3088717 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060926000389); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 275 Cumberland Bnd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristin Adkins, LCSW, LISW-SClinical Social Worker1427416510
- Cynthia Agyemang, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1811757081
- Chelsea Alexander, LPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1881270700
- Noelle Alexander, LCSWClinical Social Worker1861693780
- Alice Anderson, RNRegistered Nurse1023212123
- Wendy Anderson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1245465095
Verify Chandra S. Krishnasastry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0026040Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
682 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone46 claims
- Trazodone Hcl46 claims
- Olanzapine38 claims
- Risperidone38 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate33 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate25 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: $55.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 3 group practices
- Mindcare Solutions PCBaton Rouge, LA
- Perkins-Janicek Psychiatric Group, PLLCGoodlettsville, TN
- River Region Psychiatry Associates, LLCColumbia, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chandra S. Krishnasastry among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee
Chandra S. Krishnasastry, M.D. is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.
All 731 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rakesh Amin, M.D.Nashville, TN 372281437445475
- Katharine Dinwiddie, D.O.Nashville, TN 372281427493550
- Jonathan Griffin, M.D.Nashville, TN 372281477904241
- Paschal Ike, M.D.Nashville, TN 372281164979936
- Rissa Ivens, MDNashville, TN 372281649613324
- Ronda Jennings, RNNashville, TN 372281801011481
- William RichieNashville, TN 372281053380881
- Angela Shields, M.D., PH.D.Nashville, TN 372281023309747
Common questions
What is Chandra S. Krishnasastry, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chandra S. Krishnasastry, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194794172, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandra S. Krishnasastry, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Cumberland Bnd, Nashville, TN, 37228. Phone: (866) 816-0433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandra S. Krishnasastry, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0026040, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chandra S. Krishnasastry, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandra S. Krishnasastry, M.D. had 682 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.