Dhruva Chawla, MD
Nephrology Physician · Washington, NC
Dhruva Chawla, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Washington, North Carolina, and NPI 1245430727, issued on Jul 23, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 201100428, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dhruva Chawla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 201100428 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1380 Cowell Farm RD, Washington, NC 27889
- Phone
- (252) 946-2101
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131014001785); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dhruva Chawla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201100428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,054 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium111 claims
- Furosemide102 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate86 claims
- Carvedilol73 claims
- Losartan Potassium69 claims
- Metformin Hcl54 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 20.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $49.77
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Vidant Medical Group LLCWashington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dhruva Chawla among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Dhruva Chawla, MD is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Washington → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anwar Al-HaidaryWilson, NC 278931205829066
- Robert Bynum, MDWilson, NC 278931477525111
- Nirav Jasani, MDWilson, NC 278931215229612
- Danilo Bernardo, MDRoanoke Rapids, NC 278701669409835
- Lorenzo Santarina, MDRoanoke Rapids, NC 278701154373785
- Karl Brandspigel, MDElizabeth City, NC 279091104810498
- Stewart Manning, M.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091104897537
- Ravi Ramsamooj, MDElizabeth City, NC 279091124012406
Common questions
What is Dhruva Chawla, MD's NPI number?
Dhruva Chawla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245430727, issued on Jul 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dhruva Chawla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1380 Cowell Farm RD, Washington, NC, 27889. Phone: (252) 946-2101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dhruva Chawla, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201100428, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dhruva Chawla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dhruva Chawla, MD had 2,054 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dhruva Chawla, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 20.4 of 100. 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.
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.