Chandrika Chitturi, MD
Nephrology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Chandrika Chitturi, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1770991333, issued on Jul 28, 2014. Check the license (California A169447, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandrika Chitturi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- A169447 CA
4301117541 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306
- Phone
- (661) 326-2000
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201020003613); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jesslin Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497333751
- Quinn Adams, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790627537
Verify Chandrika Chitturi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A169447Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,752 Medicare Part D claims for 648 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol365 claims
- Losartan Potassium323 claims
- Furosemide293 claims
- Jardiance282 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate224 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl205 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: $19.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chandrika Chitturi among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Chandrika Chitturi, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Slamat Ali, MDBakersfield, CA 933081851546121
- Sudhir Joshi, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933081720087877
- Hashim Kazmi, MDBakersfield, CA 933081538270038
- Peter McCauley, MDBakersfield, CA 933081629189113
- Iris Jill Uy, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933081033561204
- Harold Baer, M.D. FACPBakersfield, CA 933091649382920
- Harjeet Brar, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091053363663
- Shan Shan Chen, MDBakersfield, CA 933091487945507
Common questions
What is Chandrika Chitturi, MD's NPI number?
Chandrika Chitturi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770991333, issued on Jul 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandrika Chitturi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 326-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandrika Chitturi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A169447, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chandrika Chitturi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandrika Chitturi, MD had 3,752 Medicare Part D claims for 648 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.