Chandrika Gopala Krishna, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA
Chandrika Gopala Krishna, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1902865462, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (California A481250, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chandrika Gopala Krishna
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A481250 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 254 San Jose St, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 754-2222
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (831) 754-2278
- Medicaid ID
- 00A481250 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chandrika Gopala Krishna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A481250Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Chandrika Gopala Krishna among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Chandrika Gopala Krishna, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patrick Chen, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011598749616
- James Dacus, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011467450155
- Jaspreet Dhillon, M.DSalinas, CA 939011942207170
- Phillip King, MDSalinas, CA 939011710961552
- Sheilaja Mittal, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011558344416
- Dawn Mudge, M.DSalinas, CA 939011437156650
- Robert Olson, M.DSalinas, CA 939011588661367
- Robert Patton, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011689659195
Common questions
What is Chandrika Gopala Krishna, MD's NPI number?
Chandrika Gopala Krishna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902865462, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chandrika Gopala Krishna, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 254 San Jose St, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 754-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chandrika Gopala Krishna, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A481250, 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 Gopala Krishna, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chandrika Gopala Krishna, MD had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.