NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chitra Chandran, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Chitra Chandran, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1487820866, issued on May 5, 2008. Check the license (California A103657, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487820866
Name
Chitra Chandran
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A103657 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 Potrero Ave # 1M3, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone
(415) 206-6913
Enumerated
May 5, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091006000391); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1001 Potrero Ave # 1M3

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Soraya Azari, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1013156850
  2. Melissa Capule, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235452533
  3. Joyce Ann Viloria, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013144724

Verify Chitra Chandran in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,264 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 118 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chitra Chandran2,264
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium255 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate119 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide92 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium89 claims
  5. Lisinopril88 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen75 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chitra Chandran among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Chitra Chandran, M.D. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 1,318 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Neal Benowitz, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101538103411
  2. Ann Bolger, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101457395352
  3. Howard Graves, MD PHDSan Francisco, CA 941101427090869
  4. Stephen Hoffman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101265476147
  5. Daniel Kahler, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941101629019781
  6. Jeanette Krolikowski, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941101962471920
  7. John Metcalfe, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101154399350
  8. Hedda Orkin, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101093753030

Common questions

What is Chitra Chandran, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chitra Chandran, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487820866, issued on May 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chitra Chandran, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Potrero Ave # 1M3, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (415) 206-6913. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chitra Chandran, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A103657, 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 Chitra Chandran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chitra Chandran, M.D. had 2,264 Medicare Part D claims for 345 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.