NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Steven Chandler, MD

Transplant Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Christopher Steven Chandler, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1538553979, issued on Mar 24, 2015. Check the license (California A178108, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538553979
Name
Christopher Steven Chandler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License number
A178108 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone
(310) 825-1412
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250623001080); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2015
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 100 Medical Plaza

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

  1. Briana Britton, MDSurgery Physician1306404793
  2. Amy Jacobson, N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1619146503
  3. Mina Ma, MDInternal Medicine Physician1215956594
  4. Garrett Salzman, MDSurgery Physician1841740750
  5. Alexander Sandhu, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1821388869
  6. Sonal Singh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790480762

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Christopher Chandler21
  2. Specialty average260

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.8 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 score61.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%87.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $31.95

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Chandler$31.95
  2. Specialty average$3,913.05

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

  1. Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY

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

Christopher Steven Chandler among 71 transplant surgery physician records in California

Christopher Steven Chandler, MD is one of 71 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 89% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2000 among the 55 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 71 transplant surgery physician records in California.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronald Busuttil, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951639103906
  2. Douglas Farmer, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951679508923
  3. Jonathan Hiatt, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951912929670
  4. Fady Kaldas, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951700050598
  5. Gerald Lipshutz, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951649205543
  6. Amy McClune, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951265658959
  7. Henrik Petrowsky, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951881886927
  8. Emma Crichton, M.D., M.P.H.West Hollywood, CA 900481225561434

Common questions

What is Christopher Steven Chandler, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Steven Chandler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538553979, issued on Mar 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Steven Chandler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-1412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Steven Chandler, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A178108, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Steven Chandler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Steven Chandler, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Steven Chandler, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.8 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), 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.

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