Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Chitra Rajagopal, MD

Hematology & Oncology Physician · Bethesda, MD

Chitra Rajagopal, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1467544312, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0042452, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1467544312
Name
Chitra Rajagopal
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
License number
D0042452 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6410 Rockledge Dr Ste 660, Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone
(301) 571-0019
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6410 Rockledge Dr Ste 660

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

  1. Casey Brown, RDRegistered Dietitian1770057564
  2. Shreya Desai, MDGeneral Practice Physician1871157123
  3. Susan Granato, CNPNurse Practitioner1225688427
  4. Diane Hearn, NPNurse Practitioner1023370921
  5. Maria Leo, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1922728443
  6. Meghan Punda, CRNPNurse Practitioner1780838078

Verify Chitra Rajagopal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024

1,640 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 885 among the 8,428 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chitra Rajagopal1,640
  2. Specialty average885

Most prescribed

  1. Anastrozole298 claims
  2. Eliquis142 claims
  3. Xarelto87 claims
  4. Letrozole82 claims
  5. Brukinsa44 claims
  6. Lenalidomide44 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 89 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,400.14

59 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 6,678 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,643.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chitra Rajagopal$4,400.14
  2. Specialty average$7,643.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. American Oncology Partners PABethesda, MD
  2. Rcca MD LLCRockville, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Maryland

There are 273 hematology & oncology physician records in Maryland.

Other hematology & oncology physician records in Maryland

  1. Kenneth Abbott, M.D.Prince Frederick, MD1306976949
  2. Courtney Ackerman, M.D.Silver Spring, MD1790919744
  3. Michael Adashek, D.O.Towson, MD1972037661
  4. Manish Agrawal, M.D.Rockville, MD1275614984
  5. Bilal Ahmed, MDPrince Frederick, MD1093984411
  6. Saira Ahmed, MDBaltimore, MD1932393766
  7. Margaret Akpan, MDCheverly, MD1669458931
  8. Ahmad Al-Homsi, MDBaltimore, MD1104808047
  9. Sajeev Anand, M.D.Greenbelt, MD1194816017
  10. Kaleb Ardoin, MDBaltimore, MD1487304713

Common questions

What is Chitra Rajagopal, MD's NPI number?

Chitra Rajagopal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467544312, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chitra Rajagopal, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6410 Rockledge Dr Ste 660, Bethesda, MD, 20817. Phone: (301) 571-0019. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chitra Rajagopal, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0042452, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chitra Rajagopal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chitra Rajagopal, MD had 1,640 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 885. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chitra Rajagopal, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.