Krishan Chirimunj, MD
Psychiatry Physician · West Hartford, CT
Krishan Chirimunj, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in West Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1396234969, issued on May 8, 2018. Check the license (Connecticut 69470, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krishan Chirimunj
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 69470 CT
MD488181 PA
C1-0027949 DE
25MA11890400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 65 Kane St, West Hartford, CT 06119
- Phone
- (860) 523-3745
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250509001971); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 65 Kane St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Krishan Chirimunj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 69470Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Divalproex Sodium22 claims
- Mirtazapine14 claims
- Risperidone14 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate11 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: $184.07
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 3 group practices
- Baycare Behavioral Health Associates, LLCLutz, FL
- Physician Partners OF Englewood PCEnglewood, NJ
- Sentara Medical GroupVirginia Beach, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krishan Chirimunj among 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut
Krishan Chirimunj, MD is one of 1,174 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% 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 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in West Hartford
They are 25 of the 1,653 NPPES records with a practice address in West Hartford, and 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Karen Jones, MDWest Hartford, CT 061191548450257
- Richard Ortegon, MDWest Hartford, CT 061191003312778
- Meha Saxena, MDWest Hartford, CT 061191962780502
- Ronald Hensley, M.D.East Hartford, CT 061181679734057
- Julie Volpe, MDHartford, CT 061201033245451
Common questions
What is Krishan Chirimunj, MD's NPI number?
Krishan Chirimunj, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396234969, issued on May 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krishan Chirimunj, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 65 Kane St, West Hartford, CT, 06119. Phone: (860) 523-3745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krishan Chirimunj, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 69470, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Krishan Chirimunj, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krishan Chirimunj, MD had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.