NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Harvind Chahal, MD

Dermatology Physician · Oakland, CA

Harvind Chahal, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1508392168, issued on May 2, 2017. Check the license (California A159061, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508392168
Name
Harvind Chahal
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
A159061 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3100 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Phone
(510) 204-8168
Enumerated
May 2, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2024
Fax
(510) 903-9037
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220128002194); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Stanford University School Of Medicine, 2017
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3100 Telegraph Ave

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

  1. Nida AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508493321
  2. Robyn Anne Almario, PTPhysical Therapist1114759750
  3. Amberlee Amaral, RNRegistered Nurse1861091225
  4. Nicole ArmstrongStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043964356
  5. Janet Arnesty, MDFamily Medicine Physician1669464152
  6. Marina Ataie Ebuen, N.PFamily Nurse Practitioner1225473242

Verify Harvind Chahal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

848 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Harvind Chahal848
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Clobetasol Propionate154 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide128 claims
  3. Ketoconazole75 claims
  4. Betamethasone Diprop Augmented67 claims
  5. Hydrocortisone56 claims
  6. Tacrolimus44 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: $890.95

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Harvind Chahal$890.95
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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. Sutter Bay Medical FoundationOakland, CA

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

Harvind Chahal among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California

Harvind Chahal, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in California

There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dev Chahal, MDOakland, CA 946091770018236
  2. Ervin Epstein, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091801963996
  3. Jason Fung, MDOakland, CA 946091710048483
  4. Herbert Holman, MDOakland, CA 946091265404719
  5. William Littman, MDOakland, CA 946091285739532
  6. Julia Muller, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091336173822
  7. David Paslin, MDOakland, CA 946091477650901
  8. Lesley Plotke, MDOakland, CA 946091629207493

Common questions

What is Harvind Chahal, MD's NPI number?

Harvind Chahal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508392168, issued on May 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Harvind Chahal, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 94609. Phone: (510) 204-8168. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Harvind Chahal, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A159061, 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 Harvind Chahal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Harvind Chahal, MD had 848 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.