Harshvardhan Chawla
Ophthalmology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Harshvardhan Chawla is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1275074478, issued on Mar 20, 2017. Check the license (Alabama MD.48727, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Harshvardhan Chawla
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD.48727 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2208 University Blvd Ste 101, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 933-2625
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2024
- Fax
- (205) 558-2567
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240507000154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2208 University Blvd Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Matthew Oltmanns, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1063603322
- Phillip Qu, MDOphthalmology Physician1629651120
- Mathew Sapp, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1720023153
Verify Harshvardhan Chawla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.48727Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
282 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost72 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol53 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate38 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl24 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate16 claims
- Rocklatan12 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: $70.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Retina Specialists OF Alabama LLCBirmingham, AL
- Uab Callahan Eye Hospital AuthorityBirmingham, AL · Acute Care Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.
Other ophthalmology physician records in Alabama
- Amira Abbas, MDBirmingham, AL1689324329
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- Aric Aldridge, M.D.Dothan, AL1194770511
- Thomas Allison, M.D.Birmingham, AL1558365544
- Sarah Amanullah, MDMontgomery, AL1053870105
- Melton Ambrose, M.D.Killen, AL1740432863
- Shivam Amin, MDMontgomery, AL1033679493
- Bertrand Anz, MDOpelika, AL1598778912
- Jorge Arango, MDDothan, AL1295764983
Common questions
What is Harshvardhan Chawla's NPI number?
Harshvardhan Chawla's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275074478, issued on Mar 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Harshvardhan Chawla located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2208 University Blvd Ste 101, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 933-2625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Harshvardhan Chawla's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.48727, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Harshvardhan Chawla prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Harshvardhan Chawla had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.