Karishma K. Chawla, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Sacramento, CA
Karishma K. Chawla, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1295150852, issued on Feb 19, 2014. Check the license (California A156622, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karishma K. Chawla
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- A156622 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 21St St, Sacramento, CA 95811
- Phone
- (916) 443-3299
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 325-1980
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191218001237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 21St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Celeste ArmsteadSocial Worker1043728256
- Simone Atsina, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1831545185
- James Austin, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699060475
Verify Karishma K. Chawla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A156622Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
5,198 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy555 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium316 claims
- Lisinopril171 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa167 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate156 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl149 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: $40,768.64
70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Cares Community HealthSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karishma K. Chawla among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Karishma K. Chawla, M.D. is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
All 1,119 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Malik DarwishSacramento, CA 958111093206658
- Karen Mark, M.D. MPHSacramento, CA 958111750491122
- Kristin Mills, DOSacramento, CA 958111851602536
- Philip Peters, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958111417102427
- Alexandra Santiago-VazquezSacramento, CA 958111053623520
- Mark Swancutt, MD PHDSacramento, CA 958111346280211
- Michael Farber, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958141407087737
- Tracy Lumsden, PASacramento, CA 958141407817570
Common questions
What is Karishma K. Chawla, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karishma K. Chawla, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295150852, issued on Feb 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karishma K. Chawla, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 21St St, Sacramento, CA, 95811. Phone: (916) 443-3299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karishma K. Chawla, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A156622, 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 Karishma K. Chawla, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karishma K. Chawla, M.D. had 5,198 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.