Chitra Ramakrishnan, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Pasadena, CA
Chitra Ramakrishnan, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1134194186, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (California A75747, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chitra Ramakrishnan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A75747 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 W California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Phone
- (626) 795-2244
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040831001611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 W California Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Devan Abhari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922849041
- Lina Acopians, DOHospitalist Physician1548821523
- Daniel Adran, MDNeuroradiology Physician1518456441
- Alipasha Adrangui, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1780911263
- Vahe Aghajanyan, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447047238
- Ignacio Aguilar, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1497583603
Verify Chitra Ramakrishnan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A75747Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Clopidogrel12 claims
- Irbesartan11 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: $54.55
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chitra Ramakrishnan among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Chitra Ramakrishnan, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Magdalena Arenas, MDPasadena, CA 911051093761249
- Brooke Chandrasoma, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051770785610
- Rajkumar Dasgupta, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051437117421
- Michael Gurevitch, M.DPasadena, CA 911051629016894
- Josephine Hwang, MDPasadena, CA 911051346800406
- Ewa Kraish, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051265756860
- Bert LiuPasadena, CA 911051437511607
- Asif Mahmood, M.DPasadena, CA 911051649371832
Common questions
What is Chitra Ramakrishnan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chitra Ramakrishnan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134194186, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chitra Ramakrishnan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 W California Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 795-2244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chitra Ramakrishnan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A75747, 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 Ramakrishnan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chitra Ramakrishnan, M.D. had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.