Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Narendra Chandrashekar, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Indio, CA

Narendra Chandrashekar, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Indio, California, and NPI 1598715476, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (California A77917, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1598715476
Name
Narendra Chandrashekar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
A77917 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
81719 Doctor Carreon Blvd, Indio, CA 92201
Phone
(760) 347-0707
Enumerated
May 11, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Narendra Chandrashekar 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,717 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Narendra Chandrashekar1,717
  2. Specialty average1,511

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate166 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium161 claims
  3. Carvedilol152 claims
  4. Lisinopril80 claims
  5. Kerendia68 claims
  6. Allopurinol67 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.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 93.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $257.51

9 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Narendra Chandrashekar$257.51
  2. Specialty average$3,068.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Coachella Valley Nephrology IncIndio, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,165 nephrology physician records in California.

Other nephrology physician records in California

  1. Antoine Abcar, MDLos Angeles, CA1245301159
  2. Basmah Abdalla, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1629394002
  3. Omaran Abdeen, M.D.Mission Hills, CA1700878410
  4. Anas Abou-Ismail, MDPalm Springs, CA1598078784
  5. Sreedhar Adapa, M.D.Visalia, CA1881997872
  6. Gbemisola Adenuga, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1952464661
  7. Adegbenga Adetola, MDLynwood, CA1881776219
  8. Judy Adler, M.D.San Diego, CA1326043894
  9. Sharon Adler, M.D.Torrance, CA1467431122
  10. Maryam Afkarian, M.D., PH.D.Sacramento, CA1255387338

Common questions

What is Narendra Chandrashekar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Narendra Chandrashekar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598715476, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Narendra Chandrashekar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 81719 Doctor Carreon Blvd, Indio, CA, 92201. Phone: (760) 347-0707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Narendra Chandrashekar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A77917, 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 Narendra Chandrashekar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Narendra Chandrashekar, M.D. had 1,717 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Narendra Chandrashekar, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.