Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD
Neurology Physician · Hazard, KY
Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Hazard, Kentucky, and NPI 1861500985, issued on Aug 28, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 37430, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 37430 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Medical Center Dr, Hazard, KY 41701
- Phone
- (606) 487-7955
- Enumerated
- Aug 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 487-0443
- Medicaid ID
- 64054380 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040916001018); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rafiqul Alam, MDSpecialist1891766101
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- Samuel Bailey, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1114180080
- Lori Bradley, APRNNurse Practitioner1447537105
Verify Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 37430Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,634 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Baclofen219 claims
- Levetiracetam153 claims
- Pregabalin120 claims
- Donepezil Hcl103 claims
- Carbamazepine89 claims
- Topiramate66 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $802.19
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare IncHazard, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy among 225 neurology physician records in Kentucky
Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD is one of 225 neurology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 83% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 2084N0400X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 225 neurology physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Owens, M.D.Prestonsburg, KY 416531508010505
- Naveed Ahmed, M.DPikeville, KY 415011508946070
- Molly Bates, MDPikeville, KY 415011255968699
- Sujata Gutti, MDPikeville, KY 415011831299346
- Christa Muckenhausen, MDPikeville, KY 415011861597874
- Joseph Ashburn, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031215110796
- Jimmy Couch, D.O.Paducah, KY 420031932281904
- John Grubbs, MDPaducah, KY 420031710077110
Common questions
What is Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD's NPI number?
Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861500985, issued on Aug 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Medical Center Dr, Hazard, KY, 41701. Phone: (606) 487-7955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 37430, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD had 1,634 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chandrashekar Krishnaswamy, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.4 of 100. 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.