Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Tuscaloosa, AL
Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1003943556, issued on Feb 28, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 25473, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 25473 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 University Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
- Phone
- (205) 345-2255
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050228000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 219 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 701 University Blvd E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jeffrey Anderson, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1598729105
- Mohammad Azam, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1184688541
- Bradley Bilton, MDSurgery Physician1639179740
- Aletta Brewer, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063868966
Verify Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25473Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,400 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 69% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa1,040 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta467 claims
- Breo Ellipta307 claims
- Montelukast Sodium185 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere161 claims
- Ventolin Hfa126 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,929.79
101 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Tuscaloosa Lung And Sleep Consultants, PCTuscaloosa, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama
Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D. is one of 219 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.
All 219 in Alabama → Every provider in Tuscaloosa → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammad Azam, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011184688541
- Ranju Chandrashekariah, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354011851354385
- Pedro Lopez, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011295796472
- Fausto Salinas, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011740243443
- Jeanne Lipscomb, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061790748515
- John Jessup, MDJasper, AL 355011205819166
- Jan WestermanJasper, AL 355011285674150
- Hafsa Safdar, MDBirmingham, AL 352961508436023
Common questions
What is Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003943556, issued on Feb 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 University Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Phone: (205) 345-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 25473, 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 Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D. had 3,400 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kyathanahally M. Dinesh Chandra, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.