NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kanika Chawla, MD

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Richland, WA

Kanika Chawla, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Richland, Washington, and NPI 1477047785, issued on Jun 20, 2018. Check the license (Washington MD61633200, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; 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
1477047785
Name
Kanika Chawla
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License numbers
MD61633200 WA
125072908 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
780 Swift Blvd Ste 101, Richland, WA 99352
Phone
(509) 942-3060
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2025
Fax
(509) 946-1850
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250909000620); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2018
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 780 Swift Blvd Ste 101

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

  1. Nawar Alkhamesi, MD, PHDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1790531341
  2. Juliana Asencio, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629840566
  3. Jesse BelnapPhysician Assistant1821721333
  4. Philip Biggs, MDOtolaryngology Physician1619471901
  5. Diana Woollum, MN, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386708089

Verify Kanika Chawla in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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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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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Kanika Chawla11
  2. Specialty average64

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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

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). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Kanika Chawla among 29 surgical critical care physician records in Washington

Kanika Chawla, MD is one of 29 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Washington. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 97% of these records are older, 0% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 20 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 2086S0102X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Washington

There are 29 surgical critical care physician records in Washington.

The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Parmley, M.D.Richland, WA 993521245674043
  2. Seth Welborn, M.D.Richland, WA 993521376907436
  3. Philip Alford, MDSpokane, WA 992051861431330
  4. Andrew Jennings, M.D.Vancouver, WA 986641982877478
  5. Tim Lee, MDVancouver, WA 986641407019177
  6. Benjamin Rogoway, MDVancouver, WA 986641336363290
  7. Janet Strong, MDVancouver, WA 986631386728046
  8. Long Tran, MDTacoma, WA 984151033313820

Common questions

What is Kanika Chawla, MD's NPI number?

Kanika Chawla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477047785, issued on Jun 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kanika Chawla, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 780 Swift Blvd Ste 101, Richland, WA, 99352. Phone: (509) 942-3060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kanika Chawla, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD61633200, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kanika Chawla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kanika Chawla, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. 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.