Chandra Shekar, MD
General Practice Physician · Bronx, NY
Chandra Shekar, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1417033440, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (New York P132743, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandra Shekar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- P132743 NY
2023006801 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 899 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10459
- Phone
- (718) 583-7736
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2025
- Fax
- (718) 537-6180
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chandra Shekar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license P132743Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $24.99
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Chandra Shekar among 681 general practice physician records in New York
Chandra Shekar, MD is one of 681 general practice physician records with a practice address in New York. 49% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 21% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in New York
There are 681 general practice physician records in New York.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bobby Birhiray, MDBronx, NY 104591801681614
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- Amer Malik, MDBronx, NY 104581639460454
- Reagan Achinefu, MDBronx, NY 104611285271940
- Stephen Apfelroth, M.D., PH.D.Bronx, NY 104611568453785
- Ransford Baafi-BoatengBronx, NY 104611831928274
- Jaime Bido Bello, M.D.Bronx, NY 104611912580036
Common questions
What is Chandra Shekar, MD's NPI number?
Chandra Shekar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417033440, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandra Shekar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 899 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY, 10459. Phone: (718) 583-7736. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandra Shekar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number P132743, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.